Srinagar, July 18
Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta took oath of office as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh on Friday.
Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court, Justice Arun Palli, administered the oath of office to Gupta in Leh town of the Ladakh region.
The CEOs of Leh and Kargil Autonomous Hill Development Councils, MP from Ladakh Haji Mohmad Haneefa Jan, the chief secretary, DGP, administrative secretaries and other dignitaries attended the ceremony at Raj Niwas in Leh town.
Gupta was appointed the Lieutenant Governor by President Droupadi Murmu after she accepted the resignation of Brig (Retd) Dr B.D. Mishra as Ladakh L-G.
Mishra was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh in February 2023.
Gupta’s appointment has come ahead of the next round of talks between the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ladakh leaders next week. The leaders of Ladakh are demanding 6th Schedule status, statehood with a legislature and separate Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh UT.
Gupta is the third Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh UT since it was carved out from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.