The newly-appointed Governor of Uttar Pradesh and former Union Minister Ram Naik would take charge here on Tuesday, Government spokesman said here on Monday.
Naik, who is the former Union minister and a senior BJP leader from Maharastra would be the 24th Governor of the state. A Raj Bhawan
spokesman said that Naik, 80, would reach lucknow at 1 pm on Tuesday from Mumbai and would be administered the oath of office and secrecy by Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court justice Dhananjay Chandrachud at 5 pm on Gandhi Sabhagar in Raj Bhawan. On his arrival, Naik would be accorded a guard of honour at the Raj Bhawan by the army contingent. On July 15, Naik had resigned from the primary membership of the BJP after being appointed as the Governor of UP by President.
He was five time lok Sabha member from Mumbai north constituency and three time MlA from Boriwali assembly constituency. The new Governor is also said to be behind the introduction of singing of ‘ Vandemataram’ national song in the Parliament and had advocated for
changing the name of Mumbai from Bombay besides introduced the MPlAD fund for the parliament members.
The acting Governor of the state Dr Aziz Qureshi will leave for Dehradun on Tuesday.Dr Qureshi was given the dual charge of UP and
Uttarakhand after the resignation of B l Joshi.