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Anil Baijal appointed as Lt Governor of Delhi

| | Dec 29, 2016, at 01:47 am
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Former IAS officer Anil Baijal has been appointed as the next Lt Governor of Delhi, officials said.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed the appointment by tweeting: "I welcome Shri #AnilBaijal as the Lt.Governor of Delhi."

The former IAS officer had served as the Union Home Secretary under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

He is a 1969 batch IAS officer.

The post of Lt Governor of Delhi had fallen vacant after the resignation of  Najeeb Jung recently.

 

Image: Wikimedia Commons
 

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