Former home secretary Anil Baijal takes oath as Delhi Lieutenant Governor

Former Union home secretary Anil Baijal on Saturday Dec 31,2016 took oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

Baijal was administered the oath by Delhi high court Chief Justice G Rohini at the Lt Governor’s office.

Baijal, a 1969-batch Indian Administrative Service officer, retired from service in 2006. He succeeds Najeeb Jung, who resigned earlier this week.

President Pranab Mukherjee earlier on December 28 accepted Najeeb Jung’s resignation and approved Baijal’s name as the next Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory.

The former bureaucrat has also been the vice-chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and had headed key public sector companies like Prasar Bharti and Indian Airlines.

 Najeeb Jung had submitted his resignation on December 22, 2016 ending a nearly three-and-half-year-long eventful tenure, mostly marked by bitter confrontation with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government.