Centre may send home secretary to J&K as Guv
Speculation is rife that Jammu and Kashmir governor N.N. Vohra may be replaced in the next few days. Though senior officials, both at the Centre and state, remain tightlipped, sources said there is a growing view that a new governor, who is more familiar with the prevailing security scenario in the Valley, should be sent to the state. Home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, who completes his twoyear tenure next month, is being considered as a possible replacement to Mr Vohra, sources said.
Mr Mehrishi has been closely involved in managing the Kashmir crisis since violence erupted in July last year, after the killing of top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.
Apart from his experience of liaisoning with security and intelligence agencies in the Valley in his capacity as the home secretary, Mr Mehrishi is known for his hands-on approach.
Speculation is rife that Jammu and Kashmir governor N.N. Vohra may be replaced in the next few days.
Home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi was in Srinagar last week to monitor the security arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra. Mr Vohra, a former senior bureaucrat, has been serving as the J&K governor since 2008 and was given an extension for a second tenure in 2013 by the previous UPA government. Incidentally, he is J&K’s second civilian governor after Jagmohan.
“There is a view both at the Centre and in the state that Mr Vohra has already had a fairly long tenure and that it is now time to get someone who has new ideas to deal with the complex situation in the Valley,” a government official said.