President Murmu Approves Appointments and Transfers of Governors in Six States
President Droupadi Murmu has approved new appointments and transfers for governors in six Indian states, including Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
New Delhi, October 12 (Daily Kiran) : President Droupadi Murmu has officially sanctioned the appointment and transfer of governors across six states in India. According to a press release, four new governors have been appointed while two existing governors have been reassigned.
Among the new appointments, Om Prakash Mathur, currently the governor of Sikkim, will now serve as the governor of Kerala. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the former governor of Kerala, has been appointed as the governor of Tamil Nadu.
Additionally, Brij Mohan Ram has been appointed governor of Odisha, Dr. Sudha Yadav will take charge in Karnataka, Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen has been named the governor of Uttarakhand, and Dushyant Kumar Gautam will serve as the governor of Sikkim. These appointments will take effect from the date the officials assume their respective roles.
Dr. Sudha Yadav, a senior BJP leader from Haryana, is notable for being the widow of BSF Deputy Commandant Sukbir Singh Yadav, who was killed in the Kargil War. She has previously represented the Mahendergarh Lok Sabha constituency and has been a member of the BJP parliamentary board. Dr. Yadav holds an MSc and PhD in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee and served on the National Commission for Backward Classes from 2019 to 2022. Her appointment is seen as a recognition of the OBC community and the families of martyrs.
Dushyant Kumar Gautam, a Dalit leader from Delhi, has been appointed as the governor of Sikkim. He has spent nearly five decades in organizational roles within the RSS and BJP, previously serving as the national general secretary and president of the Scheduled Caste Front.
Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen, a senior BJP figure from Madhya Pradesh, has been named the governor of Uttarakhand. Coming from the OBC community, Bisen has been elected as a legislator four times and has served as a Member of Parliament from Balaghat. He has held significant responsibilities in various departments, including school education and forestry, and is recognized as an Ayurvedic practitioner with a keen interest in traditional medicine.
Brij Mohan Ram, a senior Dalit leader from Jharkhand, has been appointed as the governor of Odisha. Coming from a farming background, Ram has previously served as a legislator in undivided Bihar and has been elected to the Lok Sabha three times from Palamu. He has held various positions in the Scheduled Caste Front and the Washermen Federation, contributing significantly to the field of education.
