Vice President Venkaiah Naidu asks governors to avoid controversies

Naidu said governors should play a role in popularising khadi, encouraging simple marriages, and use of mother tongue and Indian languages.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has asked governors to avoid controversies by adhering to Constitution and also to promote simple living habits through regular interactions with the people.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu poses for a group photo with governors during the inauguration of Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (PTI)

Naidu’s Tips For Governors

Popularise khadi, handlooms

Encourage simple marriages

Facilitate achievers in every sphere of life; hold ‘At Home’ for them

Encourage mother tongue, Indian languages

Attend programmes depicting our culture, traditions

Attend agriculture related fairs

Visit government hospitals and hostels

Spend time in Dalit, Adivasi hamlets

No Raj Bhawan should be in news for wrong reasons

Addressing the 48th Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhawan that concluded on Friday, Naidu said governors should play a role in popularising khadi, encouraging simple marriages, use of mother tongue and Indian languages, attending cultural programmes that depict our culture and traditions and spend time in dalit and tribal villages.

Emphasising that governors are not parallel power centres, Naidu said that democratically elected governments are supreme. “We are representatives of the Centre and Constitution,” he said.

Naidu told the governors to take on the role of a guide, philosopher and mentor to bring a positive change in the mindset of the population.

The Conference of Governors has a tradition almost as old as Independence. The first such conference was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in 1949 which was presided over by C Rajagopalachari, Governor General of India. Since then, 48 such conferences have been organised at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.