Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma hoisted the national flag at Shivaji Park to mark Maharashtra Day here on Friday, even as he paid homage to the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement agitation and addressed a gathering at the main official ceremony at Shivaji Park, in Dadar West.
Bombay High Court Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar administered the oath of office to Jishnu Dev Varma at the Darbar Hall of the Lok Bhavan in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, along with several other dignitaries.
The Governor-designate arrived in Mumbai to assume his official responsibilities after relinquishing charge as Governor of Telangana, where he served for more than one and a half years.
Reddy, the MLA from Bodhan, was appointed as an advisor to the government, while K Prem Sagar Rao, the MLA of Mancherial, became the chairman of Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation.
Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma on Tuesday presented a Rs 16,387.21 crore tax-free budget for the financial year…
