BJP leader Bhukkal Nawab to tie ''rakhi'' to cows
Lucknow, Aug 14: BJP leader Bhukkal Nawab has announced that he will tie ''rakhi'' to cows on the festival of Raksha Bandhan on Thursday.
In a statement, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said that men and women would participate in the event to be held in Kubiaghat area of Lucknow. This will be the second consecutive year when such an event will take place.
"We will perform ''Gau puja'' and then tie ''rakhi'' to cows on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Thursday," he said.
He said the event would underline the bond between man and cows and also create awareness against cow slaughter.
Bhukkal Nawab, who had quit the Samajwadi Party to join the BJP last year, is now a BJP member in the state Legislative Council.
He calls himself a ''Hanuman bhakt'' and offers prayers at Hanuman temple on special occasions.
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Tamil Nadu's Governor transferred as WB Governor in late-night reshuffle of governors by Prez Murmu
New Delhi (PTI): Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has been appointed West Bengal Governor and Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) named new Bihar Governor as part of major gubernatorial appointments effected by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday night.
Ravi succeeds C V Ananda Bose, who resigned earlier in the day.
President Murmu has accepted Bose's resignation, a communique issued by her office said.
Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will discharge the functions of Governor of Tamil Nadu, it said.
Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lt Governor of Delhi, has been appointed as Ladakh's LG in place of Kavinder Gupta, who has been named Himachal Pradesh Governor.
Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been named Delhi LG, the communique said.
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has been made Telangana Governor in place of Jishnu Dev Varma, who has been appointed Maharashtra Governor.
Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed as Nagaland Governor, the communique said.
