Lakshman Prasad Acharya Appointed Assam Governor; Ramen Deka Named Governor of Chhattisgarh
Desk Report, July 28, 2024: The Rashtrapati Bhavan, in a major reshuffle, announced the appointment of Lakshman Prasad Acharya as the Governor of Assam with the additional charge of Manipur. The changes also include Gulab Chand Kataria replacing Banwarilal Purohit as the Governor of Punjab.
Lakshman Prasad Acharya takes over from Gulab Chand Kataria, who has been named the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. This information was detailed in a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday night. The President of India has accepted Purohit’s resignation from his roles as Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.
Other key appointments include K. Kailashnathan as Lt. Governor of Puducherry and Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde as Governor of Rajasthan. Jishnu Dev Varma has been appointed Governor of Telangana, Om Prakash Mathur as Governor of Sikkim, and Santosh Kumar Gangwar as Governor of Jharkhand. Ramen Deka will serve as Governor of Chhattisgarh, and C.H. Vijayashankar has been appointed Governor of Meghalaya. Additionally, C.P. Radhakrishnan, who served as Governor of Jharkhand with the additional charge of Telangana, has been appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
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