This story is from July 30, 2019

West Bengal's new governor Jagdeep Dhankar sworn in

West Bengal's new governor Jagdeep Dhankar sworn in
West Bengal’s new governor Jagdeep Dhankar (centre) at Raj Bhavan, in Kolkata
KOLKATA: West Bengal’s new governor Jagdeep Dhankar was sworn in at Raj Bhawan in presence of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, her senior ministerial colleagues and senior bureaucrats of the state.
Chief Justice of Calcutta high court, Thottathil B Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to Jagdeep Dhankar as the 28th governor of the state. After the swearing in ceremony, chief minister Mamata Banerjee greeted the governor with a bouquet of flowers.
Senior cabinet ministers like finance minister Amit Mitra, urban development minister Firhad Hakim and other ministers.
Senior bureaucrats including the chief secretary was also present.
He later met the vice-chancellors of Calcutta University, Presidency University, Jadavpur University and Visva University as the chancellor. A noted Supreme Court lawyer, Dhankar was made the successor of Keshari Nath Tripathi.
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