New Delhi: The BJP wants Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal recalled for appointing a Lokayukta or ombudsman in the state without the consent of the Narendra Modi-led government. The party says the Governor's act is a "constitutional violation and an attack on federalism" and it forced repeated adjournments in Parliament on the issue today.

The party has alleged that the Governor is acting upon the instructions of the union government. "We have reason to believe that the Governor was nudged by people in Delhi to do this," senior leader Arun Jaitley said. Party leaders said they would meet President Pratibha Patil to seek the Gujarat Governor's recall.

The BJP wanted Question Hour in both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha to be suspended for an urgent discussion on the appointment of RA Mehta as the new Lokayukta by Dr Beniwal. There was much furore and adjournment after adjournment in both Houses, finally for the day.

Outside Parliament, senior BJP leader LK Advani led party MPs from Gujarat in protesting against the appointment of the Lokayukta by the Governor and demanded her removal for "bypassing established norms." And in Ahmedabad, the Modi government moved a petition in the High Court against the appointment and BJP leaders took to the streets in protest.