Mizoram governor Kamla Beniwal sacked
7 Aug 2014 2:50 AM IST
Former union home secretary Vinod Kumar Duggal, who is the governor of Manipur, will hold the additional charge of Mizoram.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said 'the president has directed that Kamla shall cease to hold the office of the governor of Mizoram'.
It said Duggal will discharge the functions of the governor of Mizoram, in addition to his own duties, until further orders.
The 87-year-old Beniwal was shifted to Mizoram on 6 July by the Narendra Modi government.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said 'the president has directed that Kamla shall cease to hold the office of the governor of Mizoram'.
It said Duggal will discharge the functions of the governor of Mizoram, in addition to his own duties, until further orders.
The 87-year-old Beniwal was shifted to Mizoram on 6 July by the Narendra Modi government.
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