New Delhi: Former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Manoj Sinha was on Thursday appointed as the new Lieutenant-Governor of UT Jammu Kashmir after GC Murmu, in a sudden development, tendered his resignation on late Wednesday.
“The President has accepted the resignation of Shri Girish Chandra Murmu as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The President has been pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Sinha to be the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office vice Shri Girish Chandra Murmu (sic),” read the statement.
Mr Murmu, resigned on Wednesday from the LG post exactly one year after the creation of the new Union Territory.
A Rashtrapati Bhawan communique on Thursday said the resignation of Murmu has been accepted.
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“The President has accepted the resignation of Shri Girish Chandra Murmu as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The President has been pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Sinha to be the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office vice Shri Girish Chandra Murmu (sic),” read the statement.
Mr Murmu, a 1985-batch Gujarat cadre officer, worked with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was the Gujarat Chief Minister, the official said. After Mr Modi became the Prime Minister, the officer joined the Union Finance Ministry. He became part of the expenditure department as a joint-secretary.
Sources said that Murmu was likely to be given a new assignment at the Centre.
(Agencies)