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Newly-appointed UP Governor Aziz Qureshi opened the doors of Raj Bhawan to public on his third day in office. During the visiting hours on Wednesday he met nearly 70 people.
Soon after taking oath as UP Governor — while simultaneously holding the post in Uttarakhand — Qureshi had announced that anyone who wishes to meet him can do so at the Raj Bhawan, even without a prior appointment.
Reacting to objections rai-sed by the BJP on his decision to meet the public every day for two hours, Qureshi said “no one can stop” him from carrying out his duties. “Tomorrow they will tell me not to go out of my house or wear a veil. I know the duties of a Governor. I had opened gates of Raj Bhawan for the public in Uttarakhand as well but I do not know why they have a problem here,” Qureshi told The Indian Express
Qureshi is of the view that the “system” of not being able to meet officials without appointment “was devised by the British to create a vacuum between the masses and rulers”.
