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 28
th 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.