Mumbai: Acharya Devvrat takes oath as Maharashtra Governor

Acharya Devvrat on Monday took oath as the governor of MaharashtraPresident Droupadi Murmu last week appointed Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat to discharge functions of the governor of Maharashtra in addition to his own duties after C P Radhakrishnan demitted office due to his election as the countrys next VicePresidentPresident Droupadi Murmu issued the appointment order A press communique from the Presidents Secretariat stated Consequent upon demitting the office of Governor of Maharashtra by Shri C P Radhakrishnan due to his election as the VicePresident of India the President of India has appointed Acharya Devvrat Governor of Gujarat to discharge the functions of the Governor of Maharashtra in addition to his own dutiesBombay High Court Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar administered the oath of office to Devvrat at the Raj Bhavan on MondayDevvrat took the oath in SanskritMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis other state ministers top bureaucrats and police officers were present at the swearingin ceremonyDevvrat 66 has been the governor of Gujarat since 2019 He is a postgraduate in Hindi and History and holds a doctorate degree in Naturopathy and Yogic ScienceOn September 12 Vice President CP Radhakrishnan assumed charge as the Rajya Sabha chairman after taking oath as the VicePresident of India President Droupadi Murmu administered his oath at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati BhavanFollowing the swearingin ceremony the VicePresident paid floral tribute at the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi Atal Bihari Vajpayee Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and Chaudhary Charan SinghSubsequently the VicePresident visited Parliament House Complex On his arrival at the Parliament House Complex he was welcomed by Union Ministers the Deputy Chairman Harivansh and the SecretaryGeneral Rajya SabhaChandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan the NDA nominee was elected as the 15th Vice President of India on September 9 securing 452 votes against Opposition candidate and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy who received 300 votesPreviously he served as the Governor of Maharashtra He also served as the Governor of Jharkhand from February 2023 to July 2024 He also held additional charges as the Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry between March and July 2024With inputs from Agencies