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Draupadi is now a Governor of the state
By: Tupaki Desk | 18 May 2015 3:08 PM GMT
Draupadi Murmu; a two-time BJP legislator from Rairangpur constituency in Odisha and prominent tribal leader created history by appointing as first lady governor of the Jharkhand state,
Draupadi Murmu took charge of office as governor of Jharkhand today. The oath was administered by the chief justice of Jharkhand High Court. She succeeds Syed Ahmed, who will take over as Manipur Governor. She is the first woman leader from Odisha to be appointed as a Governor in an Indian State
Murmu, two-time BJP MLA from Odisha, was a minister in the Naveen Patnaik cabinet when the Biju Janata Dal ruled the state with the support of BJP. During the Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal coalition government in Odisha, She was the Minister of State with independent charge for Commerce and Transport and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development
Chief Minister Raghubar Das, former Chief Ministers Shibu Soren and Arjun Munda, Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sudarshan Bhagat were present during the oath-taking ceremony.Commenting on her new role, Draupadi had said, “It is not just a post, it is a responsibility and I will carry it out with full dedication’’
Draupadi Murmu took charge of office as governor of Jharkhand today. The oath was administered by the chief justice of Jharkhand High Court. She succeeds Syed Ahmed, who will take over as Manipur Governor. She is the first woman leader from Odisha to be appointed as a Governor in an Indian State
Murmu, two-time BJP MLA from Odisha, was a minister in the Naveen Patnaik cabinet when the Biju Janata Dal ruled the state with the support of BJP. During the Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal coalition government in Odisha, She was the Minister of State with independent charge for Commerce and Transport and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development
Chief Minister Raghubar Das, former Chief Ministers Shibu Soren and Arjun Munda, Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sudarshan Bhagat were present during the oath-taking ceremony.Commenting on her new role, Draupadi had said, “It is not just a post, it is a responsibility and I will carry it out with full dedication’’
