Bhubaneswar: Braj Mohan Ram took oath as the new Governor of Odisha on Sunday.In a special ceremony held at the newly constructed Abhishek Hall of Lok Bhawan in Bhubaneswar at 11 am, Odisha High Court Chief Justice Justice Harish Tandon administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new Governor.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, members of the Council of Ministers, MPs, MLAs and senior civil and police officers attended the ceremony. Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, Deputy Speaker Bhavani Shankar Bhoi and BJP State President and Rajya Sabha MP Manmohan Samal were also present.
Before and after the oath-taking, the new Governor was given a guard of honour by the armed forces. Security was tightened in and around Lok Bhawan in view of the ceremony.
After taking oath, Braj Mohan Ram formally assumed charge as Governor of Odisha.Ram and his wife had arrived in Odisha on a special flight yesterday afternoon.
At Bhubaneswar airport, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Speaker Surama Padhy, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krishna Chandra Patra, Higher Education Minister Suryavansi Suraj, Chief Secretary Anu Garg, DGP Vinaytosh Mishra, Secretary to Governor Ruparoshan Sahu and senior officials and BJP leaders accorded him a grand welcome.Later, Ram visited Puri, had darshan of Lord Jagannath and spent some time at Puri Lok Bhawan.
