Visakhapatnam/Hyderabad: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed senior BJP leader and former Visakhapatnam MP Dr Kambhampati Haribabu as Mizoram Governor. Currently, he is the second person from the Telugu-speaking states to occupy the gubernatorial position.
Bandaru Dattatreya from Telangana state was appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor on September 11, 2019. On Tuesday, as part of a minor reshuffle of Governors, the Centre transferred Dattatreya to Himachal Pradesh’s neighbouring state Haryana.
“I thank President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and home minister Amit Shah for choosing me for this position. The north-eastern state of Mizoram has its own peculiar issues and opportunities. I worked as a party incharge of Assam, but could not visit Mizoram. I will understand the situation in Mizoram and I will strive to develop Mizoram in coordination with the state government,” he said while talking to the…