New Governors’ list finalized

Former Home Minister Shivraj Patil is being appointed Punjab Governor, while senior Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai will be the new Governor of Jharkhand from where K Sankaranarayan is being shifted to Maharashtra.

The Centre has finalized a list of five new Governors in various states.

Former defence secretary Shekhar Dutt has been picked for Chhattisgarh from where E S L Narasimhan is to be moved to Andhra Pradesh Raj Bhavan, reliable sources said. Himachal Pradesh Governor Prabha Rau is being moved to Rajasthan where senior Congress leader from Gujarat and former Union minister Urmilaben Patel will be the new incumbent.

The names of Governors, which were cleared at a meeting between Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, have been forwarded to the Rashtrapati Bhavan by the Home Ministry.

- Asian Tribune -