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Puducherry Lieutenant Governor sacked by Centre

LG of Andaman and Nicobar will discharge the additional functions of LG of Puducherry

New Delhi: After forcing some governors to quit, the Narendra Modi government on Firday sacked Lt Governor of Puducherry Virendra Kataria, in the first such action against political appointees of the UPA regime.

A late night announcement by Rashtrapati Bhavan said, “The President has directed that Shri Virendra Kataria, shall cease to hold the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.”

Lt Gen (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Singh, LG of Andaman and Nicobar will discharge the additional functions of LG of Puducherry.

Earlier in the day resenting his transfer from Mizoram “without consulting him”, Nagaland Governor Vakkom B. Purushothaman resigned from the post.

( Source : dc correspondent )
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