Hours after being appointed as the brand new governor of Karnataka, Union minister Thaawarchand Gehlot on Tuesday stated he would resign from three posts presently within the cupboard, the Rajya Sabha and the BJP parliamentary board.
“President (Ram Nath) Kovind and Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi have proven religion in me and appointed me because the Governor of Karnataka. I’ll dwell as much as their expectations and do my job actually. I’ll attempt to resolve the problems inside constitutional limits and with additional dialogue,” Gehlot was quoted as saying by information company ANI.
Gehlot, who served because the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, will substitute Vajubhai Vala, who has been within the put up since September 2014.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa welcomed the newly appointed governor in a tweet. “The state will benefit from Gehlot ji’s long experience in public life and commitment to social justice. I thank Governor Shri Vajubhai Vala ji for his contribution to Karnataka,” stated CM Yediyurappa.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu additionally prolonged his finest needs to Gehlot. “Glad to learn that Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot has been appointed as the Governor of Karnataka. I wish him all the best on the assignment of Governor,” the Vice President tweeted.
Gehlot was the Leader of the House within the Rajya Sabha since 2019. The central authorities should discover a substitute within the Upper House with the monsoon session of Parliament starting July 19.
The authorities, earlier within the day, moved or appointed governors of eight states, as a precursor to a cupboard reshuffle due later this week. Apart from Gehlot, the President has appointed three new governors, whereas Four others have been taken to different states.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
