Under significant gubernatorial appointments, Banwarilal Purohit has been replaced as governor of Punjab by Gulab Chand Kataria, and Lakshman Prasad Acharya has been appointed governor of Assam with added responsibility over Manipur, the Rashtrapati Bhavan has announced.
In a statement released by Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday night, Acharya took over for Kataria, who was also named the administrator of the Chandigarh Union Territory.
It stated that Purohit’s resignation as Punjab’s governor and Chandigarh’s administrator has been accepted by President Droupadi Murmu.
“Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Governor of Sikkim, appointed as Governor of Assam and has also been given additional charge of the Governor of Manipur,” the statement said.
Anusuiya Uikye has been serving as the governor of Manipur since February last year.
Veteran BJP leader Om Prakash Mathur will be the new governor of Sikkim, the communique said.
Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan, who was also holding additional charge of Telangana, has been appointed as the new governor of Maharashtra, succeeding incumbent Ramesh Bais.
Former Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar will be the new Jharkhand governor in place of Radhakrishnan.
Jishnu Dev Varma, a former Tripura deputy chief minister, will take over as Telangana’s new governor.
One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most dependable advisers, K Kailashnathan, a former IAS officer, has been named Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, effective the day he takes office.
After serving as Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s chief principle secretary for more than ten years following his retirement, Kailashnathan announced his resignation on June 30.
Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde, a senior BJP leader from Maharashtra, has been named the next governor of Rajasthan, taking over for Kalraj Mishra.
Former Assamese Lok Sabha member Ramen Deka has been named Governor of Chhattisgarh, whereas former Mysore, Karnataka, Lok Sabha member C H Vijayashankar will be Meghalaya governor, the communique said.
These appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices, the statement added.
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Source: NDTV
