New Governor Paul takes charge in Mizoram

Paul took additional charge of Mizoram becoming fifth incumbent of Raj Bhavan at Aizawl in just two-and-a-half months.

Meghalaya governor K K Paul took additional charge of Mizoram on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the fifth incumbent of the Raj Bhavan at Aizawl in just two-and-a-half months.

Paul was administered the oath of office at 4 pm by Guwahati High Court Judge L S Jamir. He had taken additional charge of Manipur on Monday.

Paul’s predecessor V K Duggal, who as Manipur Governor had taken additional charge of Mizoram, had quit earlier this month.

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Duggal was preceded by former Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan, who refused to take charge of Mizoram and quit soon after his transfer from Maharashtra on August 24.

Sankaranarayanan was preceded by former Gujarat Governor Kamla, who was sacked by Rashtrapati Bhavan just a month after she was transferred from Gujarat to Mizoram and who took charge on July 6.

Kamla was preceded by Vakkom B Purushothaman, who was removed as Mizoram Governor a month earlier and transferred to Nagaland but who also quit in protest.

The quick succession of changes in the constitutional post has prompted many Mizos, including politicians cutting across party lines, to protest against the state being used as a “dumping ground” of UPA-appointed Governors who refused to quit after the Modi-led government came to power at the Centre.

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