New Delhi, Aug 18 - Assam Governor Syed Sibtey Razi Tuesday said he has not been asked to quit following corruption charges against two of his former aides in Jharkhand, and asserted that he would complete his full term.
However, highly placed government officials maintained there was pressure on Razi to demit office following complaints that his aides and staff allegedly made money for transfers and postings when he was governor of Jharkhand.
'The allegations are false. I will complete my full term as governor of Assam,' he told reporters here, adding 'I have nothing to do with all this.'
Razi was sworn in as Assam governor July 27 and his term ends in October.
He has been apparently camping in Delhi to get a hearing from the Congress party high command following the allegations of corruption against his former aides, sources said. He was a Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, sources in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) denied reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had personally met with Razi last week and asked him to quit after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the houses of two of Razi's former aides last month. Both are under the scanner for having amassed assets allegedly disproportionate to their income.
The investigation agency is reported to have unearthed evidence that his aides allegedly took bribes for the transfers and postings of officials and appropriated funds meant for the National Games to be held in Jharkhand.