KN Tripathi Swears in as Tripura Governor

File Photo: Governor Keshari nath Tripathi at IIM-Calcutta.

Agartala:  West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, who has been given the additional charge of Tripura, was on Wednesday sworn in as the state’s 17th governor.

Tripura High Court Chief Justice Deepak Gupta administered the oath of office to Governor Tripathi, 80, at the Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan.

Acting Chief Minister Aghore Debbarma, his cabinet colleagues, legislators and leaders of various political parties and top security and civil officials were present at the brief swearing-in ceremony.

Tripura Chief Secretary YP Singh conducted the programme.

Earlier in the day, on his arrival from Kolkata, Governor Tripathi was received at the airport by the chief secretary, Director General of Police K Nagaraj and top officials.

Governor Tripathi took the additional charge of Tripura’s gubernatorial post as the state’s incumbent governor Tathagata Roy has gone to meet his daughter in the US.

President Pranab Mukherjee on September 24 approved Roy’s one month leave and asked Governor Tripathi to discharge additional duties.

Governor Tripathi practised as a lawyer in the Allahabad High Court from 1956 till 2014 except for the three times when he was speaker of the Uttar Pradesh assembly — in 1991, 1997 and 2002.