Governor Arif Mohammad Khan is reportedly in variance with the government's views on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) as articulated in the draft policy speech send to him by the council of ministers for formal approval. They said Mr. Khan had also flagged the point that the Supreme Court was considering the constitutional validity of the law. Mr. Khan, later, appeared to confirm the report that he was at odds with the elements about the CAA in the policy address prepared for him by the government. When asked by reporters whether he had instructed the government to remove the points from the draft policy statement, Mr. Khan said: “I have advised the government. The statements had opened Mr. Khan to criticism that he was using the Governor’s office to play politics at the behest of the BJP-led Centre.

Source: The Hindu January 25, 2020 15:11 UTC