Anil Baijal, former union home secretary, took oath as the Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) of Delhi at 11 am on Saturday. The oath was administered by Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini.
"I am hopeful about working together with the elected government for the betterment of Delhi and the nation," Baijal told the media after taking oath.
President Pranab Mukherjee had accepted former L-G Najeeb Jung's resignation on December 28 and approved Baijal's name as the next L-G of Delhi.
Baijal is an IAS officer from the batch of 1969 of the Union Territories cadre and was removed as union home secretary when the UPA government came to power in May 2004. He was also the vice-chairman of the DelhiDevelopment Authority (DDA) and headed important public sector companies like Prasar Bharti and Indian Airlines.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat also took over as the new Army Chief of India replacing General Dalbir Singh.
Former Union home secretary Anil Baijal takes oath as Lieutenant Governor of Delhi pic.twitter.com/Ay95XLCcpV
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Delhi: Anil Baijal to take oath as Delhi Lieutenant Governor shortly. pic.twitter.com/BuViRDpHwv — ANI (@ANI_news) December 31, 2016
