2 bureaucrat-turned Governors — JP Rajkhowa and KK Paul; how they are handling similar situations

Governor KK Paul

ONE is IAS-turned Governor, the other IPS-turned Governor. One was appointed by the NDA, another by UPA. In fact, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh JP Rajkhowa and Governor of Uttarakhand KK Paul have faced similar situations— rebellion in ruling Congress in their respective states and encouragement by the Opposition BJP to topple governments there. BoI here looks at the backgrounds of Rajkhowa and Paul, and how both have dealt with similar situations:

Arunachal’s New Rulers: More about 3 former civil servants -- JP Rajkhowa, GS Patnaik and YS Dadwal

Governor Rajkhowa

ON THE night of the Republic Day, the Centre appointed two civil servants -- former Delhi government’s home secretary and IAS GS Patnaik and former Delhi commissioner of police and IPS YS Dadwal -- as advisors to Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, after President of India had given his assent to the union cabinet’s proposal of imposing President’s rule in the state where a revolt by 21 Congress MLAs against their chief minister Nabam Tuki led to a crisis and political instability. Interestingly, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa, 71, himself is…