Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 31
Banwarilal Purohit was today sworn in as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh. The Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, administered the oath of office to Purohit at the Punjab Raj Bhawan. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar were present on the occasion.
Purohit took the oath in English. Earlier, the Governor designate arrived at a special pandal of the Punjab Raj Bhawan in a ceremonial procession. He was accompanied by the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Earlier in the day, Purohit was given a guard of honour by a contingent of the PAP. He was received by Rana KP Singh, Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha, and Brahm Mohindra and Manpreet Singh Badal, Cabinet ministers of Punjab. Dharam Pal, Adviser to the Administrator, Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, UT, along with senior officers of the UT Administration, were also present.
Banwarilal Purohit sworn in as Punjab Governor, Chandigarh Administrator
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