New Bihar guv breaks protocol, embraces Nitish, Sushil Modi

Patna, Oct 3 (PTI) New Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik, who arrived here to a warm welcome, broke protocol and hugged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi at the the J

Patna, Oct 3 (PTI) New Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik, who arrived here to a warm welcome, broke protocol and hugged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi at the the Jay Prakash Narayan Airport.

After the chief minister presented a bouquet to Malik, the new governor embraced him. The same bonhomie was seen with Sushil Modi, who was standing next to Nitish.

Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and senior cabinet ministers Nand Kishore Yadav, Prem Kumar, Krishnandan Varma and Maheshwar Hazari were among those who welcomed Malik and presented him with flowers.

After a brief ceremony at the state hanger of the airport where Malik was given guard of honour, the new Bihar governor headed for the Raj Bhavan.

A Raj Bhavan communique said Malik will take oath tomorrow at 10 am.

He will be the 38th governor of the state.

West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi had been holding additional charge of Bihar after the elevation of Ramnath Kovind as President.

This is published unedited from the PTI feed.