Governor not expected to conduct roving and fishing inquiry

Maharashtra
governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s office on Monday told the Supreme Court that
he was not expected to conduct a roving and fishing inquiry once he received
letters of support that indicated Devendra Fadnavis had the support of 170
MLAs.

Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the governor’s secretary, told a
three-judge bench of the Supreme Court that Raj Bhavan had received a letter
from Ajit Pawar extending support a Devendra Fadnavis-led government.

This letter
had the signatures of 54 MLAs of the Nationalist Congress Party.

Mukul
Rohatgi, who appeared for Devendra Fadnavis, backed Raj Bhavan, insisting that
the governor had acted like a reasonable person.

Rohatgi
said, “The Governor went by largest party with the support of 170 MLAs. They
have never claimed that signatures of their MLAs are created.”