Jammu, 13 March (H.S.): Ladakh Lt Governor-designate Vinai Kumar Saxena received a warm welcome upon his arrival here on the eve of his oath-taking ceremony.

Senior officials, representatives of political and religious organisations and a large number of common citizens gathered at the Kushok Bakula Rimpochee (KBR) Airport to welcome Saxena, an official spokesman said.

Among those present to receive Saxena were Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra; Director General of Police, Ladakh, Mukesh Singh; Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Romil Singh Donk; Senior Superintendent of Police, Leh, Shree Raam; and Ladakh BJP president Tashi Gyalson Khachu.

They extended their greetings and conveyed their best wishes to Saxena as he prepares to assume the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.

Saxena is scheduled to take oath as the fourth Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh on March 13 at the Arya Nagarjuna Auditorium Hall of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS), Choglamsar, the spokesman said.

He said the oath of office will be administered by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Arun Palli.

Saxena will succeed Kavinder Gupta, who recently assumed charge as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar