UP News: The appointments of governors for several states were announced in the national capital on Saturday night. But there is still suspense about Uttar Pradesh. The term of UP Governor Anandi Ben Patel is ending on Monday. But the name of the new governor of UP has not been announced on Saturday.
According to the press release issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan, Laxman Prasad Acharya has been appointed as the Governor of Assam and he has also been given additional charge of Manipur, while Gulab Chand Kataria has been appointed as the Governor of Punjab. Kataria has also been appointed as the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
He was made Governor
Apart from this, President Draupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Banwarilal Purohit from the post of Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh. At the same time, Sikkim Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya has been appointed as the Governor of Assam and he has also been given the additional charge of Governor of Manipur.
Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan has been appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra. Santosh Kumar Gangwar will be the new Governor of Jharkhand in place of Radhakrishnan. While Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan, Jishnu Dev Verma will be the Governor of Telangana and Om Prakash Mathur will be the new Governor of Sikkim.
Responsibility was given in 2019
However, amidst all this, the non-appointment of the Governor of Uttar Pradesh remains a topic of discussion. The current Governor Anandiben Patel was given this responsibility on 29 July 2019. In such a situation, her tenure is now ending on Monday. But due to the new name not being announced yet, the suspense is increasing and new speculations have started due to political activities.
If he is made the Governor again, then this will be the first time in the history of UP when the term of an incumbent Governor will be extended and he will be given the responsibility for the second consecutive time.