Newly appointed Chhattisgarh Governor Anusuiya Uikey assumed charge on Monday after an oath taking ceremony at Darbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan.
Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, Justice P R Ramachandra Menon administered the oath to the new Governor. She took the oath of office in Hindi. She is the sixth Governor of the mineral-rich Chhattisgarh.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel extended greetings to the new Governor by handing over a bouquet of flowers after the ceremony.
Chhattisgarh State Assembly Speaker Charandas Mahant, State Cabinet Ministers, Leader of the Opposition Dharamlal Kaushik, former chief ministers Ajit Jogi and Raman Singh, former Assembly Speakers Gaurishankar Agrawal and Prem Prakash Pandey, National Scheduled Tribe Commission chairman Nand Kumar Sai among other leaders were in attendance at the oath-taking ceremony.
Anusuiya Uikey was Congress MLA during undivided Madhya Pradesh and a Minister in Arujn Singh government. Later she switched over to BJP and was elected to Rajya Sabha in 2006. She also served as member of National Commission for Women for two terms and as vice chairperson in 2017. She also served as a member of various parliamentary standing committees.
Uikey was on July 16 appointed Governor of Chhattisgarh. She replaced Anandiben Patel, who was holding additional responsibility of Chhattisgarh along with Madhya Pradesh. Patel was handed over the additional charge of Chhattisgarh following the demise of Governor Balram Das Tandon in 2018.