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New Delhi. Arunachal Pradesh Governor BD Mishra has been given the additional charge of Meghalaya Governor. The tenure of the current Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik is ending on 3 October. This information was given by Rashtrapati Bhavan in a release on Saturday. Significantly, Malik had been in the news for his anti-government remarks against the now repealed agricultural laws. Satya Pal Malik was the governor of Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir and Goa before being transferred to Meghalaya in August 2020.
A release issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan said that the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Brigadier (Retd) (Dr) BD Mishra, while discharging his duties, will also hold the additional charge of the Governor of Meghalaya till regular arrangements are made.
Satyapal Malik completing his term
The release said that Satya Pal Malik is completing his term on Monday. Malik was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir during the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. The former state was divided into two union territories. Thus, he was the last governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He was appointed as the Governor of Bihar in 2017. After Jammu and Kashmir, Malik was given the charge of Governor of Goa and finally of Meghalaya.
During the farmers’ movement, he was embroiled in controversies after publicly making statements against the central government. Malik had claimed in one of his statements that during his tenure as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir, two files had come before him. He was offered a huge bribe by a representative of a leading business house and a political party in the country. However, two cases were registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in this connection.
Was also a member of Rajya Sabha
Malik, a resident of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1980-89. In a recent media report, he was quoted as saying that he would not join any political party after his retirement but would continue to work for the farmers.
