Om Prakash Mathur appointed as Sikkim Governor

Chief Minister Golay meets Mathur in Delhi, extends congratulations

GANGTOK, : Chief Minister P.S. Golay paid a courtesy visit to the newly-appointed Governor of Sikkim, Om Prakash Mathur, at his residence in New Delhi today.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, Chief Minister Golay conveyed the collective congratulations and best wishes of the people and the Government of Sikkim to Governor Mathur. “On behalf of the people and the Government of Sikkim, I extend our heartiest congratulations, warm welcome and best wishes to Shri Om Prakash Mathur Ji on his appointment as the Hon’ble Governor of Sikkim,” wrote the Chief Minister.

During the meeting, the newly-appointed Governor and the Chief Minister discussed matters related to Sikkim's tourism, agricultural and various other sectors. “The Hon’ble Governor assured us of his valuable support and commitment to providing guidance and necessary assistance to our state,” Chief Minister Golay stated, adding that the meeting was both fruitful and reassuring.

Om Prakash Mathur, who was appointed the new Governor of Sikkim by President Droupadi Murmu, is a veteran BJP leader from Rajasthan who has also served as a Rajya Sabha MP. A national vice-president of the BJP, Mathur has said he will retire from active politics now after he has been appointed to the Constitutional post.

As Mathur takes over the Sikkim role, outgoing Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has been given the role of Governor in Assam. He will hold the additional charge of Manipur.

President Droupadi Murmu made five other new appointments in the Governor’s role and reshuffled three.

Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Assam, has been given the role in Punjab and also appointed Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed Governor of Rajasthan, Jishnu Dev Varma of Telangana and Santosh Kumar Gangwar of Jharkhand. Ramen Deka has been named Governor of Chhattisgarh and C.H. Vijayashankar of Meghalaya.

C.P. Radhakrishnan, Jharkhand Governor with additional charge of Telangana, has been appointed Governor of Maharashtra.

“The above appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices,” a Rashtrapati Bhawan press communique said.