Weeks after suspense continued on his resignation, Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday said the ground for his resignation last month was purely personal and he has been told to stay and continue his work. Asked about the real reason behind his resignation, he said, "I have sent it (resignation), but they are not leaving (me) and telling me (to) stay and work. They said nahi karenge (wont accept resignation)," he said. Talking to Reporters here, Purohit said the ground he gave for his resignation was purely his family, personal reasons and nothing else. He had last month submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, citing personal reasons. "Due to my personal reasons and certain other commitments, I tender my resignation from the post of governor of Punjab and administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh. Please accept the same and oblige," Purohit wrote in his resignation letter. He was appointed as Punjab governor and Chandigarh administrator in August 2021.   Referring to his tenure as Chandigarh administrator so far, he said, "We have done a lot of work in the past two-and-a-half years." He said that he has utilised his vast public life experience for public good. He also mentioned that he has in the past also remained a three-term MP, governor of Assam, holding additional charge as Meghalaya governor for 18 months, governor of Tamil Nadu for four years before he was made Punjab governor. He said the team of Chandigarh UT officers with whom he is working is one of the best teams. "I have public life experience of five decades and in UT Chandigarh, I got the best team," he said. Purohit said Chandigarh has made rapid strides in many fields during the past few years. Among achievements, he referred to the Swachh Sarvekshan where Chandigarh now ranks 11th from 66th rank once, adding we are best urban local body in water management in the country.    "Chandigarh is the best UT in energy efficiency index. These are just a few achievements," he said, and added that in e-governance initiatives too, Chandigarh is ahead. The city  has got the first rank in the country in school education. It is also the best UT in crime and criminal network tracking systems, he said.       He said the green cover of Chandigarh is increasing from 41 per cent in 2017, it has increased to 50 per cent. The governor said 80 electric buses have already been introduced in public transport and 100 more will be introduced within a couple of months.

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