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Rajnath Singh disapproves JK BJP chief’s remarks on Vohra, says he performed with distinction, maintained dignity

Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh on Friday while praising the former Governor N N Vohra disapproved the remarks of the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir chief Ravinder Raina.

Raina, in a video which went viral had said that the new governor is ‘our man’.

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Singh said that the former Governor had performed with distinction and maintained the dignity of the constitutional post.
In a statement, Singh added that the governor’s post is constitutional and has its own dignity and it is expected from a governor that he or she performs impartially without fear and favour.

“N N Vohra was an outstanding officer. As a governor, he performed with distinction and maintained the constitutional dignity,” he said.

Singh stressed that people of Jammu and Kashmir appreciated the role of Vohra as a governor for 10 years.

Raina had also allegedly said that Vohra used to ‘brag’ about his own achievements.

Singh also mentioned that the new governor Satya Pal Malik has a long political career and he was appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind. “I am sure people of Jammu and Kashmir will be benefitted from his (Malik’s) long experience,” he said.

Malik was appointed as governor of Jammu and Kashmir on August 21 replacing Vohra. He is the the first career politician to be appointed as the governor of the restive state after Karan Singh, who held the post from 1965 to 1967.

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