On Monday, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan rebutted the State Government’s accusation that he had precipitated a constitutional crisis by refusing to sign into law at least eight Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly.
Mr. Khan’s comment came hours before the Supreme Court was poised to hear Kerala’s plea that Mr. Khan had “defeated the rights of people, including their right to life” by withholding his assent to important Bills, including a crucial law that seeks to confront mounting post-pandemic public health concerns.
Mr. Khan told newspersons in Thiruvananthapuram that he had not created constitutional crisis as alleged by the government. “Making a statement or observation is not tantamount to inventing a crisis,” he said.
