New Delhi: July 28: President Draupadi Murmu has made new appointments as governors of several states, including Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Jharkhand, and the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
A press release issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan said that the President has accepted the resignation of Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit. Gulab Chand Kataria, who is currently the Governor of Assam, has been appointed in his place.
Sikkim Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya will now be the new Governor of Assam. He has also been given an additional charge for Manipur. Om Prakash Mathur has been appointed as the new governor of Sikkim.
C.P. Radhakrishnan will be the new Governor of Maharashtra. He is currently the Governor of Jharkhand. He also has an additional charge for Telangana. Santosh Kumar Gangwar has been appointed as the new governor of Jharkhand and Jishnu Dev Verma as the new governor of Telangana.
Haribhau Kishanrao Bagde has been appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan, Raman Deka as the Governor of Chhattisgarh, and C.H. Vijayshankar as the Governor of Meghalaya.
Apart from this, K. Kailashnath has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
The release said that all the appointments will be effective from the date they assume charge.
