'Nobody has contacted me', Captain Amarinder Singh rejects reports on replacing Maharashtra governor

Asked to comment on reports that he may replace the incumbent Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Former Punjab chief minister and BJP leader Captain Amarinder Singh said, "There is no information that I have. Nobody has contacted me, I know nothing about it."

"Only through the media, I am coming to know such things. Earlier, you (the media) sent me to five places including Himachal, Bihar.... Secondly, I have made it absolutely clear to the prime minister that I am at his disposal for whatever he thinks right. Wherever he wishes me to go in whichever capacity, I am very happy to go," he said.

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Singh had a courtesy meeting with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who addressed a press conference at the venue in Chandigarh on February 2.

BS Koshyari, the current Maharashtra governor, offered to step down from his position last month amid a raging controversy over his remarks on Shivaji that led to calls for his resignation.

A statement from the Raj Bhavan had said that Koshyari wanted to retire from political life and that he had conveyed his desire to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well.

(PTI)