Pune News : Ramesh Bais appointed as Maharashtra Governor

Pune: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday appointed Ramesh Bais, as Governor of Maharashtra.

The President’s secretariat in its Press Communique stated that, ‘‘The President of India has accepted the resignations of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra and Radha Krishnan Mathur as Lt. Governor of Ladakh.’’

According to that, the President of India appointed former Jharkhand governor, to replace Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Maharashtra Governor.

Koshyari had last month told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he wished to step down from the post. “Governor Koshyari has expressed his desire to spend the rest of his life in reading, writing and other leisurely activities,” mentioned in a Raj Bhavan statement.”

President also made fresh appointments for the post of the governor for several states, including Bihar, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh, among other states.

Koshyari, was at the centre of controversy over his remarks lately.