Bandaru Dattatreya sworn in as 18th governor of Haryana

Dattatreya (74) was governor of Himachal Pradesh before being moved to Haryana in a recent reshuffle. He succeeds Satyadeo Narain Arya, who has been moved to Tripura.

A four-term MP, Dattatreya was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991. Born on June 12, 1947 in Hyderabad, he holds a BSc degree from Osmania University. (File)

Former Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya was Thursday sworn in as the 18th governor of Haryana. Dattatreya was administered the oath of office by Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha at a simple function at the Raj Bhavan here.

Dattatreya (74) was governor of Himachal Pradesh before being moved to Haryana in a recent reshuffle. He succeeds Satyadeo Narain Arya, who has been moved to Tripura.

Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore, who is also the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, his deputy Dushyant Chautala and Home Minister Anil Vij were among those present on the occasion.

A state government statement later said that a special contingent of the Haryana Armed Police presented the guard of honour to the new governor.

Governor’s wife Vasantha, daughter Vijaya Laxmi and other family members and relatives were also present during the ceremony.

A four-term MP, Dattatreya was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991. Born on June 12, 1947 in Hyderabad, he holds a BSc degree from Osmania University.

He was the minister of state for labour and employment in the NDA government headed by Narendra Modi in 2014 and was also part of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet earlier. He was appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh in 2019.

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