Will resign if President wants: J P Rajkhowa

GUWAHATI: Following pressure to put in papers, Arunachal Governor J P Rajkhowa on Sunday said the manner in which, a person of his stature is treated is insulting, humiliating and disrespectful.

Rajkhowa while talking to ET said he is not going to put in papers on health ground and if the President wants him to resign, following the advice of council of ministers, he will do it.

Rajkhowa took over as the state’s Governor onMay 12, 2015. For a brief period he was out of state on health grounds.

Rajkhowa said, "I received a call from a private person in Guwahati on August 29 to put in papers assuring me I will suitably accommodated in a constitutional post." He added, "I got in touch with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who confirmed that the government is happy with my work. I also got in touch with Union minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju.

The junior minister said he will find out. Rijiju later called to confirm that there was a high-level decision to replace me."

Rijiju is a Lok Sabha member from Arunachal Pradesh. Former chief secretary of Assam Rajkhowa said on September 1, the Home Secretary confirmed that the decision to replace him has been taken. Rajkhowa said, "There is way of doing the things. Governorship is a constitutional post. Why should I resign on health ground as I am healthy? Every person has one or the other health problem. There have been Governors who were out of country for more than six months."