New Delhi, September 1
BJP leader Arif Mohammad Khan (68), newly appointed Governor of Kerala, had quit the Rajiv Gandhi government and the Congress in 1986 over the Shah Bano case. He was also vocal in supporting the Narendra Modi government over the law to ban instant triple talaq and scrapping of special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
After his appointment, Khan said: “Fortunate to be born in a country like India which is so vast and rich in diversity. It is a great opportunity for me to know this part of India, which forms boundary of India and is called God’s own country.”
The 1951-born leader started his political career as a student leader and contested the first Assembly election from Siyana constituency of Bulandshahr under Bharatiya Kranti Dal, but was defeated. He became a member of the UP Assembly in 1977.
He then joined the Congress and was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980 from Kanpur and in 1984 from Bahraich.
After leaving Congress in 1986, Khan joined the VP Singh-led Jan Morcha and eventually, the Janata Dal and was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1989. When the Janata Dal came to power in 1989, he served Civil Aviation and Energy Minister in the short-lived VP Singh government.
Khan later left the Janata Dal to join the BSP and again entered the Lok Sabha in 1998 from Bahraich.
In 2004, he joined the BJP and unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election from Kaisarganj constituency. He remained relatively inactive in the BJP till speaking out on the triple talaq issue. — IANS
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