After Najeeb Jung, Anil Baijal Appointed New Lieutenant Governor Of Delhi

Career bureaucrat Anil Baijal becomes the new Lt Governor of Delhi after President Pranab Mukherjee accepted Najeeb Jung’s resignation days after he sprang a surprise by stepping down from the post. A 1969 batch IAS officer, Baijal had served as Union Home Secretary under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government besides holding key positions in other ministries. 70-year-old Baijal, whose appointment papers have been sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for his approval, had retired from service in 2006 as Secretary, Urban Development Ministry. He is a former vice chairman of Delhi Development Authority. Jung had submitted his resignation on December 22, ending a nearly three-and-half-year-long eventful tenure, mostly marked by bitter confrontation with AAP government.