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Buta Pledges to Restore Order in Bihar
Two days after president's rule came into force in Bihar, Governor Buta Singh officially assumed charge of the state administration yesterday. The governor had recommended direct central rule in the state on Sunday and had dissolved the state assembly, after elections in February gave a fractured verdict with no party in a position to form the government. Soon after taking over the charge, the governor held a meeting with the state officials, including the Chief Secretary K.A.H Subramanian, Home Commissioner Girish Shankar and Director General of Police Narayan Mishra and outlined his priorities.In his first public announcement, Singh said he would soon affect a major reshuffle to tone up the police and civil administration. Law and order and development, besides measures to check terrorism on the Bihar-Nepal border would be accorded top priority while health, education and protection of human rights and programs for women would be other thrust areas, he said. Meanwhile, as per the new order of the state chief secretary, heavyweight politicians and former state ministers will have to vacate their palatial bungalows — their homes for years — immediately. Posted by: Fred 2005-03-10 |
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