Saturday, 23 November 2024
Saturday, 23 November 2024
Outgoing governor Droupadi Murmu departed for her native village in Rairangpur in Mayurbhaj district in Orissa on Monday morning after her successful six year stint as the first citizen of the state.
Murmu was not only the first adivasi woman to assume high office in Jharkhand in May 2015 but was also the first to finish a full term since formation of the state in 2000. Governor designate Ramesh Bais is expected to reach Ranchi on July 13 and will take oath on July 14, said Raj Bhavan sources.
Chief minister Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana and top officials of the state administration gave her a warm send off at the airport. Murmu flew in a helicopter from Ranchi's Birsa Munda airport in the morning.
On Sunday night, Soren also held a farewell gathering at his residence in Murmu's honour. The gathering, held amid the ongoing pandemic, was strictly a personal affair with only select people including senior officials of the government and a few lawmakers.
For the last two days, a host of delegates, officials, ministers and lawmakers made beeline to Raj Bhavan to greet Murmu on her outgoing journey.
