New Delhi(Kalinga Voice) : After the resignation of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Girish Murmu, Senior BJP leader and former union minister Manoj Sinha has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir as by President Ram Nath Kovind .
A release from Rastrapati bhaban says, “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,”
Mr Sinha was Minister of Communications (I/C) and Minister of State (MoS), Railways during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first term. Sinha is a three-time BJP MP from Ghazipur ,Uttar Pradesh. He was defeated by BSPs Afzal Ansari in 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Mr Girish Murmu was appointed as first Lt Governor of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, resigned late evening yesterday . He has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in place of Rajiv Mehrishi, reliable sources said. sri Murmu, a 1985 batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre, has served as Principal Secretary to Narendra Modi when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat
