Ladakh's Lieutenant-Governor RK Mathur Calls on PM Modi in Delhi

Lakh's newly appointed Lieutenant-Goverr RK Mathur has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Wednesday. This is Lieutenant-Goverr's first meeting with PM Modi after he was sworn in as Lieutenant Goverr of newly created Indian Union Territory of Lakh. Jammu-Kashmir and Lakh were bifurcated into two different Union Territories on October 31. RK Mathur h taken an oath as Lieutenant-Goverr under ministration of Jammu-Kashmir High Court's Chief Justice Geeta Mittal, on October 31.

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About RK Mathur

Mathur is a retired Indian ministrative Service (IAS) officer of Tripura cre from 1977 batch. He retired as Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC) in vember 2018. Apart from Central Government, IAS officer has served Tripura governments as Chief Secretary of Tripura, Principal Secretary of Finance, and Principal Secretary of Agriculture. RK Mathur was appointed as Chief Secretary of Tripura in December 2003. In 2016, he was given charge as Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC).

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Parliament revoked Article 370 and 35A

Article 370 and 35A were revoked by Central government. Article 370 gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that state be bifurcated into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Lakh. Jammu & Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill, 2019, which removes Jammu and Kashmir's status of a state and converts it into two Union Territories with legislature and also creates Lakh region as a UT without legislature. It was passed in a division pressed by opposition with 125 votes in favour and 61 against, and an NCP member abstained in Rajya Sabha. It was n passed by a two-thirds majority in Lok Sabha on next day, making it law.

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(With inputs from ANI)