Srinagar, Jul 18 (KNO): Kavinder Gupta, former deputy chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, was sworn in as the new Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh on Friday morning.
At an impressive function held at Raj Niwas, Leh, Gupta was administered oath of office and secrecy by Justice Arun Palli, chief justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
Dressed in traditional Ladakhi attire, known as Goncha, Gupta was administered the oath by the CJ after Chief Secretary Pawan Kotwal read out his warrant of appointment.
As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the swearing-in ceremony of the LG was attended by Member Parliament Ladakh, Haneefa Jan, Chief Executive Councillors of Leh and Kargil Hill Councils, Tashi Namgayal and Dr Jaffer Akhoon, respectively, BJP J&K unit president Sat Pal Sharma and top bureaucrats and police officials.
Talking to reporters after taking oath, the LG said that he will work collectively for development of Ladakh. “I want to assure the people of Ladakh that we will rise above religion, caste, and party politics and work together for the development of Ladakh. We have to do much more for Ladakh. There is no doubt that Ladakh has faced discrimination in the past. We want to make Ladakh one of the best tourist destinations in the world,” he said
Gupta also expressed gratitude to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for appointing him as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh—(KNO)