Times of India | 1 month ago | 13-02-2023 | 08:33 am
PANAJI/VASCO: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday appointed Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Arlekar as the governor of Bihar. Arlekar was appointed as the Himachal Pradesh governor in July 2021.“No state is big or small. The only thing is that you need to work with passion,” Arlekar said when asked for his reaction to being posted to a bigger state now. He told the media that each state has its own history, geography, and culture, and that comparing them would be inappropriate. As governors, we look at the state’s administration, people’s problems, and their aspirations, Arlekar said.He said people have high expectations from him in his new posting. “People of Bihar who have settled in Goa visited my house on Sunday following the news of my appointment. They have different expectations from me and have complimented me on my new assignment,” he said, adding that the people of Bihar feel good that a person from the place they live in is going as governor of their native state.The newly-appointed Bihar governor said he will be travelling to Shimla this week. He is presently in Goa to attend a family function. After that, he will take charge as governor of Bihar, he added.Arlekar was elevated as governor in July 2021. He was speaker of Goa assembly from 2012 till he was appointed forest and environment minister in the Laxmikant Parsekar government in October 2015A commerce graduate, Arlekar has been associated with the RSS since his childhood. He had worked closely with former chief minister Manohar Parrikar in building the party in the state. Arlekar was also a member of the party’s core committee.He had successfully contested assembly elections in 2002 from the Vasco da Gama constituency. In 2007, he lost the seat, and in 2012, entered the assembly as representative of the Pernem constituency. In 2017, however, Arlekar couldn’t retain the seat.
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