AGARTALA, Oct 26: Indra Sena Reddy Nallu was sworn in on Thursday as the 20th
Governor of Tripura.
He was administered the oath of office by Tripura High Court Chief Justice
Aparesh Kumar Singh at a function held at the Raj Bhavan here.
Chief minister Manik Saha, his cabinet colleagues and chief secretary J K Sinha
were among those present at the swearing-in ceremony.
“I thanked President Droupadi Murmu for reposing responsibility as the governor
of Tripura. I will do my best to develop the state. I want to bring transparency,
empowerment and accountability to the state of Tripura and will cooperate with
the state government led by Chief Minister Manik Saha,” he told reporters after
the oath-taking ceremony.
Nallu, a senior BJP leader in Telangana and a three-time MLA of undivided Andhra
Pradesh, succeeded Satyadev N Arya.
Justices Sabyasachi Datta Purakayastha and Biswajit Palit also took oath as the
judges of the high court.
The number of judges in the high court now rose to five, including the chief
justice. (PTI)