New Delhi: Comptroller and Auditor General Rajiv Mehrishi is likely to replace NN Vohra as the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
Reportedly, Vohra, 82, who has been the governor of Jammu and Kashmir for more than a decade, will not be given another term.
Jammu and Kashmir have been under Governor’s Rule since June 20, after the BJP ended its coalition government with Mehbooba Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party or PDP, saying it was “untenable” to continue because of security concerns and rising terrorism.
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Reports suggests that Vohra has written to home minister Rajnath Singh, saying that issue of Article 35-A should not be dealt with till a popular government has been formed.
Rajiv Mehrishi who is the current Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Chairman of United Nations Board of Auditors is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of 1978 batch belonging to Rajasthan cadre.