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.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot
Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.
