New Haryana Guv takes oath

The Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Krishna Murari on Saturday administered oath to the newly appointed Governor of Haryana, Satyadev Narayan Arya at a function at Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh on Saturday.

The newly appointed Governor personally met the people who had come to attend the oath taking ceremony and accepted their congratulations and greetings. He expressed his gratitude towards them who had graced the occasion and had come from far flung areas of Bihar to attend the oath taking ceremony.

The function was attended by Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal, Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court, senior officers of Haryana, Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh and prominent citizens of the city.

On reaching Chandigarh Arya along with his wife was given a warm reception by the Haryana Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues, senior officers and staff of the Haryana Raj Bhawan.

The Members of the Governors’ family including his sons Omprakash Ranjan and Kaushal Kishore, daughters Sunanda and Kanchan Mala other relatives, were also present in the ceremony.

Senior BJP leader, Arya held the portfolios of Minister of Rural Development from 1979-80 and Minister of Mines and Geology, Bihar in 2010. He has been elected Member of Bihar Vidhan Sabha 8 times from Rajgir assembly constituency.

Arya has been President of Schedule Caste Cell of Bihar state BJP for two terms from 1988-1998.  He also remained Treasurer of All India Schedule Caste Front and has been Member of Arya Samaj since childhood. In 1962 he joined Rashtriya Swaym Sevak Sangh and became active activist.