<p>On the eve of the swearing-in of new Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today expressed unhappiness over the Narendra Modi government not consulting him about his appointment to the state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"... it is customary that the Chief Minister is consulted before appointing the new Governor; they have done this (appointment) without consulting me," he told reporters here.<br /><br />Seventy six-year-old Vala, a former Gujarat Assembly Speaker who was considered a Modi loyalist, is set to take the oath for the gubernatorial post tomorrow. He will take over from Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah, who holds the additional charge of Karnataka post the retirement of H R Bharadwaj on June 28.<br /><br />Siddaramaiah said the Centre normally consults the Chief Minister before appointing Governor to any state.<br /><br />"It is customary; there is nothing that it (appointment) should be made according to us, but consultation is the practice followed."<br /><br />"Central government has not consulted me on this. I'm sad about it; ...other than this, whoever comes as a Governor we welcome him... now Vajubhai Vala is appointed and we welcome him," he added.<br /><br />Vala will be administered the oath of office and secrecy by the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court D H Waghela.<br /><br />In response to a question, Siddaramaiah said, "Whoever comes as a Governor will have to work within the framework of the Constitution; government will also have to work within the framework of the Constitution."<br /><br />Vala, who has RSS background, had served as Finance Minister in the Modi government in Gujarat with an impressive record of having presented the state budget 18 times.<br /><br />The tenure of Bhardwaj was largely turbulent when B S Yeddyurappa was the Chief Minister, heading the first ever BJP government in the South and both had come in conflict on several issues.<br /><br />The situation had, however, eased during the Chief Ministership of D V Sadananda Gowda and Jagadish Shettar.</p>
<p>On the eve of the swearing-in of new Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today expressed unhappiness over the Narendra Modi government not consulting him about his appointment to the state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"... it is customary that the Chief Minister is consulted before appointing the new Governor; they have done this (appointment) without consulting me," he told reporters here.<br /><br />Seventy six-year-old Vala, a former Gujarat Assembly Speaker who was considered a Modi loyalist, is set to take the oath for the gubernatorial post tomorrow. He will take over from Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah, who holds the additional charge of Karnataka post the retirement of H R Bharadwaj on June 28.<br /><br />Siddaramaiah said the Centre normally consults the Chief Minister before appointing Governor to any state.<br /><br />"It is customary; there is nothing that it (appointment) should be made according to us, but consultation is the practice followed."<br /><br />"Central government has not consulted me on this. I'm sad about it; ...other than this, whoever comes as a Governor we welcome him... now Vajubhai Vala is appointed and we welcome him," he added.<br /><br />Vala will be administered the oath of office and secrecy by the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court D H Waghela.<br /><br />In response to a question, Siddaramaiah said, "Whoever comes as a Governor will have to work within the framework of the Constitution; government will also have to work within the framework of the Constitution."<br /><br />Vala, who has RSS background, had served as Finance Minister in the Modi government in Gujarat with an impressive record of having presented the state budget 18 times.<br /><br />The tenure of Bhardwaj was largely turbulent when B S Yeddyurappa was the Chief Minister, heading the first ever BJP government in the South and both had come in conflict on several issues.<br /><br />The situation had, however, eased during the Chief Ministership of D V Sadananda Gowda and Jagadish Shettar.</p>