Om Prakash Mathur, BJP's Rajasthan veteran and former RSS pracharak, named new Sikkim Governor
Jaipur: Om Prakash Mathur, a veteran BJP leader from Rajasthan, has been appointed as the new Governor of Sikkim. Mathur, who has served as the party's state president and a Rajya Sabha MP, announced his retirement from active politics following this appointment to the constitutional post.
The 72-year-old leader hails from Bali in Rajasthan's Pali district and has a background as a pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the BJP's ideological parent. Mathur was mentored by former Vice President and BJP leader Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and has also been the general secretary in-charge of Gujarat BJP. Known for his organizational skills and strategic acumen, Mathur played a significant role in the BJP's return to power in Chhattisgarh last year. He was also considered a potential Chief Minister candidate in Rajasthan before the party chose Bhajanlal Sharma for the position.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma congratulated Mathur on his new role, expressing confidence in his leadership. "I firmly believe your able guidance and leadership will put Sikkim on the path of good governance and set new standards," Sharma said in a post on X.
As Mathur assumes his new role, the outgoing Governor of Sikkim, Lakshman Prasad Acharya, has been appointed as the Governor of Assam with additional charge of Manipur.
President Droupadi Murmu has announced several other gubernatorial appointments:
- Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Assam, has been appointed as the Governor of Punjab and the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
- Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan.
- Jishnu Dev Varma has been appointed as the Governor of Telangana.
- Santosh Kumar Gangwar has been appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand.
- Raman Deka has been named as the Governor of Chhattisgarh.
- CH Vijayashankar has been appointed as the Governor of Meghalaya.
- CP Radhakrishnan, the current Governor of Jharkhand with additional charge of Telangana, has been appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra.
These appointments will take effect from the dates the appointees assume charge of their respective offices, according to an official release.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
