Indra Sena Reddy Nallu was sworn in as the 20th Governor of Tripura at Raj Bhawan on Thursday morning. Tripura High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh has administered the oath of office of Reddy in a function.
Chief Minister Manik Saha, his cabinet colleagues and Chief Secretary J.K. Sinha was among those present at the swearing-in ceremony.
Speaking to reporters after the swearing-in ceremony, Governor Nallu thanked the President of India Draupadi Murmu and said, “I thank the President of India for giving me the responsibility of Governor of Tripura. I will work diligently to ensure transparency, empowerment and accountability to the State of Tripura.”
The Governor received a Guard of Honour at the Raj Bhawan premises after he was sworn in.
Governor Nallu was elected as a legislator thrice in 1983, 1985, and in 1999. He also served as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president of undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2003 and was appointed the party’s national general secretary in 2014.
Meanwhile, Justice Sabyasachi Datta Purakayastha and Additional Justice Biswajit Palit also took oath as the judges of the High Court. The number of judges in the High Court now rose to five, including the Chief Justice.
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