President Droupadi Murmu Appoints New Governors For Haryana And Goa, J&K Ex-Deputy CM Kavinder Gupta Named Lieutenant Governor For Ladakh

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed Professor Ashim Kumar Ghosh as the Governor of Haryana and named Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju as the Governor of Goa.

Kavinder Gupta has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. President Murmu also accepted the resignation of Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh on Monday.

The information was shared in a note by Press Information Bureau (PIB), Delhi.

Prof. Ashim Kumar Ghosh is an academician and political thinker who also has administrative experience in the field of education.

Speaking to ANI regarding his appointment, he said,  "The country has to be made very strong so that it can face any attack from anywhere. It should be our attempt to keep good relations with neighbours, but we should be ready to fight anyone who tries to attack our country...Prime Minister Modi is trying very hard to have good relations with foreign countries...Whenever any country faces any crisis, India under the leadership of PM Modi comes to their rescue..."

Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju is a veteran politician and former Union Minister for Civil Aviation.

BJP Goa congratulated him and wrote on its X handle, "Congratulations to Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Ji on being appointed as the new Governor of Goa. His vast administrative experience and dedication to public service will greatly benefit the people of Goa. We look forward to his leadership in strengthening the state’s progress and upholding constitutional values."

Kavinder Gupta is the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He has also served as the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

Kavinder Gupta thanked President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for his appointment.

Speaking to Republic regarding the appointment, he said, "I was called by PM Modi two days ago and asked if I am ready to serve outside Jammu and Kashmir. I told him that I will be more than happy to work under his leadership."

He also said that he received a call from the Home Ministry yesterday regarding it.

Gupta assured that he will live up to the expectations around his new position.

"Ladakh has multiple challenges. I will work to resolve them and live up to the expectations," he said. 

The appointments will take effect from the dates of the new appointees taking charge of their respective offices.

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