Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik recently claimed that during his tenure as the Jammu and Kashmir Governor, he was told he would get Rs 300-crore bribe if he cleared the deals of Ambani and a person associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological mentor of the BJP.

Malik was the Jammu and Kashmir Governor from August 2018 to October 2019 when he was transferred to Goa. However, he was shifted from Goa to Meghalaya within less than a year in August 2000.

“Soon after I was posted to Jammu and Kashmir, two files came to me. In one, Ambani was involved, and in the other was a prominent officer of the Sangh. I was told that there was a scam involved. The secretaries told me you can get Rs 150 crore each for clearing the files. But I told them that I have come with five kurta-pyjamas and will leave with that only,” Malik said in a video that has been widely shared on all social media platforms.

Speaking at a function in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district, Malik further said he had cancelled both the deals.

It is well-known in political circles that one of the files that Malik was referring to was related to a health insurance policy for government employees, journalists and pensioners in the former state. For this policy, the administration had partnered with Reliance General Insurance, which is a part of the Reliance Group headed by Anil Ambani.

Malik said he had informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the matter. “I straightaway told the Prime Minister that I am ready to leave the post but if I stay back, I am not going to clear the files, and he agreed,” Malik told the gathering in Rajasthan.

“Had I done something in Kashmir, ED (Enforcement Directorate) and Income Tax department would have reached my home. The agencies can search me, but I say with complete confidence that I have nothing to hide.”

Malik has also repeatedly urged the central government to accept the demands of the protesting farmers and repeal the three farm laws, warning that it will not come back to power otherwise.