New Delhi: Former Orissa Chief Minister
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik was on Saturday appointed as the Governor of
Assam while Tripura Governor Kamla has been transferred to
Gujarat for remaining period of her term.
Educationists from Maharashtra D Y Patil was appointed as
the Governor of Tripura in place of Kamla, a Rashtrapati
Bhavan communique said.
Patnaik will take charge from Syed Sibtey Razi whose term
comes to an end on December nine.
The appointments will take effect from the dates they
assume charge of their respective offices, the communique
said.
82-year-old Patnaik is becoming the governor for the
first time and the Congress leadership was pressing him hard
for long to accept a gubernatorial assignment.
While the terms of several governors, including S F
Rodrigue in Punjab, are over, today's decision only covers
three states.
Patnaik was not given ticket in the Assembly elections
held earlier this year in Orissa with a section in the party
pleading that he be settled in Raj Bhavan to help revive the
organisation in the state where the BJD is in power for a
decade.
Kamala, a former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, was
appointed Tripura Governor earlier this year.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 21:20