Manoj Sinha to be new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir

The President has accepted the resignation of Girish Chandra Murmu as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Former union minister and senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh, Manoj Sinha, was appointed as new Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, the Rashtrapati Bhawan spokesman said. The communique issued by the President's press secretary Ajay Kumar said "the President has been pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Sinha, to be the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office" in place of Murmu.