Rajkhowa sacked, Arunachal gets an interim governor

NEW DELHI: The NDA government sacked Arunachal Pradesh governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa on Monday, after he refused to quit despite receiving several hints in this

NEW DELHI: The NDA government sacked Arunachal Pradesh governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa on Monday, after he refused to quit despite receiving several hints in this regard.

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Rajkhowa’s stint came to an end after President Pranab Mukherjee passed the directive on the Centre’s recommendation. Meghalaya governor V Shanmuganathan has been granted additional charge over the state for the time being. Rajkhowa was appointed governor on May 12, 2015. “The Supreme Court’s strong observations on his conduct went against him,” said a home ministry official. The SC, while restoring the Congress government in the state, said Rajkhowa had “discarded” all constitutional options to call an assembly session last year, resulting in the imposition of President’s rule.