bajwa@nacho.DEC (BAJ DTN 381-2851) (12/08/85)
> Governors Moved Around > >II. Punjab's governor Arjun Singh has been >inducted into the central cabinet as the commerce >minister. Singh is reportedly rewarded for >his role in negotiating the Punjab accord. >Singh is replaced by Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, >Governor of Andhra Pradesh. # In the preceding bulletin (11/20/85) it was mentioned that # Amnesty International singled out the governments of Punjab and # Andhra Pradesh for accusations of torture on an administrative # basis. # Apparently, such accusations do not hurt these gentlemen's # careers. In general it is unfair to accuse the governors for the goings on within a state. In the case of Punjab, however, Gov Arjun Singh should be held accountable for any good or bad events since the state has been under President's rule. Another aspect of this issue that ought to be pointed out is that Mr Sharma's daughter and son-in-law (MP Lalit Maken of New Delhi) were allededly involved in the New Delhi Sikh massacres and were subsequently allegedly assassinated by Sikh gunmen. While I don't know much about Mr Sharma's background, I feel that it was rather insensitive on the part of the decision makers to appoint him as the governor of Punjab, of all places. MAIL>