BD Mishra appointed as new lieutenant governor of Ladakh

BD Mishra is a former brigadier of the Indian Army and is the former Commander of the Counter Hijack Force of the National Security Guard (NSG), popularly known as the Black Cat Commandos.

Published on: Feb 12, 2023, 10:26:49 IST

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Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra, who has been the governor of Arunachal Pradesh, has been appointed as lieutenant governor of Ladakh after President Draupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Radha Krishnan Mathur.

Ladakh BD Mishra: BD Mishra appointed as new Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.

BD Mishra is a former brigadier of the Indian Army and is the former Commander of the Counter Hijack Force of the National Security Guard (NSG), popularly known as the Black Cat Commandos.

The Black Cat Commandos led a surgical strike on the Indian Airlines hijacked aircraft and after successfully eliminating the hijacker, rescuing 126 passengers, 9 infants and 6 crew members at Raja Sansi Airfield, Amritsar in 1993. BD Mishra has also received commendation from the Prime Minister of India for this operation.

Additionally, four BJP leaders and former Supreme Court judge S Adbul Nazeer, were among six new faces appointed as governors by the President. BJP leaders Lakshman Prasad Acharya, C P Radhakrishnan, Shiv Pratap Shukla and Gulab Chand Kataria were nominated as governors in Sikkim, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Assam respectively.

Maharashtra governor BS Koshyari's resignation was accepted following which he has been replaced by Jharkhand governor Ramesh Bais.

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