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CAA suit: Governor rejects Ker govt's explanation

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Press Trust of India Thiruvananthapuram
Last Updated : Jan 20 2020 | 10:56 PM IST

: Hardening his stand, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday rejected the Left front government's explanation over moving the Supreme Court against CAA without informing him and said it was 'unlawful'.

"No explanation can satisfy me", the Governor told reporters here this evening, a day after making it clear that he would not remain a "mute spectator" as he sought a report from the Pinarayi Vijayan government.

Khan's strongly-worded reaction came hours after state Chief Secretary Tom Jose met him at the Raj Bhavan and explained the grounds under which the state government filed a suit in the Supreme Court against the Centre.

The Chief Secretary, in the brief meeting, was also understood to have informed the Governor that the government had not willfully violated any rules, sources said.

However, hours later, the Governor, who was on his way to Ayodhya, told reporters at the airport that no explanation of theirs (government) can satisfy him as what they did was "unlawful" and "not legally correct".

"My view is that approval is needed. They have gone to the Supreme Court without informing me. That is unlawful act... not legally correct. So their no explanation can satisfy me," he said.

However, Khan maintained that the matter was neither a "clash of egos nor any personal differences."

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First Published: Jan 20 2020 | 10:56 PM IST

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