Jishnu Dev Varma sworn in Telangana governor
Varma succeeded CP Radhakrishnan, who has been appointed as the governor of poll-bound Maharashtra.
Varma succeeded CP Radhakrishnan, who has been appointed as the governor of poll-bound Maharashtra.
The governor accepted the resignations almost a month after their submission.
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday called the 10-year-long reign of the previous BRS government led by K Chandrasekhar Rao in the state as one of "repression and financial indiscipline".
Since the BJP MLAs have decided not to take oath till Akbaruddin Owaisi functions as the Pro-tem Speaker, they would not be able to participate in the Speaker's election.
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan told a gathering of eminent women that when she was appointed governor of Telangana, the Cabinet didn’t have a single woman minister.
Telangana Chief Secretary Shanti Kumari assumed office on 11 January. Even in the past the Governor has been very vocal about officials not following protocol during her visits to the districts.
The students died five days after she attempted to end her life over ragging by her seniors. The governor called for a report on the anti-ragging measures and mechanism in place in the health university.
The TRS has maintained that Dr Soundararajan, who was the BJP state president of Tamil Nadu prior to her appointment as Governor, was using the constitutional post to indulge in politics.
The delay over the pending bills had left the ruling party upset with many TRS leaders criticising the governor.
Soundararajan today, participated in the "Beginning of Fourth Year in the Service of People of Telangana" at Raj Bhavan.
