Modi, Shah’s Confidant former bureaucrat appointed as Governor of a disturbed state
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ December 25,2024
The President of India has appointed former home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as Governor of Manipur of the violence-hit state where periodic clashes between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes have going on for more than a year. Bhalla is replacing Anusuiya Uikey.
Ajay Kumar Bhalla, now Manipur Governor, is a 1984-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre who was appointed the Union Home Secretary in August 2019 and remained in the post for nearly half a decade, until 2024. Bhalla has had the longest tenure in the crucial post considered next to the country’s top bureaucrat — the cabinet secretary.
VK Singh, a retired Army Chief and a former minister in the previous Narendra Modi-led government, has been appointed the new Mizoram Governor.
The President of India has accepted the resignation of Raghubar Das as Governor of Odisha and make the following appointments of Governors:-
(i) Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, Governor of Mizoram appointed as Governor of Odisha.
(ii) General (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM (Retd.) appointed as Governor of Mizoram.
(iii) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Bihar appointed as Governor of Kerala.
(iv) Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Kerala appointed as Governor of Bihar.
(v) Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as Governor of Manipur.
The above appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices.
