"Bihar has got a very good Governor": Union MoS Nityanand Rai on appointment of Arif Mohammed Khan

Patna (Bihar) [India], December 25 : Union Minister of State Nityanand Rai on Wednesday praised Arif Mohammed Khan after he was appointed new Governor of Bihar and said that the latter is very educated and cares about the poor, backward and deprived.
"The post of Governor is a very respected post and Arif Sahab is very educated, he cares about the poor, backward and deprived. He respects the Constitution. Bihar has got a very good Governor, the previous Governor was also very good," Rai said.
On Tuesday, President Droupadi Murmu appointed former Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla as the governor of Manipur, replacing Lakshman Prasad Acharya.
Bhalla's appointment comes in the midst of the ongoing conflict between the Meitei and Kuki communities which erupted after a rally by the All Tribal Students Union of Manipur (ATSUM) on May 3, last year, against the Manipur High Court's directive to consider the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes list.
Moreover, Hari Babu Kambhampati, governor of Mizoram, is also appointed as the governor of Odisha, following the resignation of Raghubar Das.
Hari Babu Kambhampati will now be replaced by Former Minister of State for Civil Aviation Retd. General Vijay Kumar Singh who'll soon take oath as Mizoram governor.
Notably, the President also appointed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as Governor of Bihar. Bihar governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will succeed Khan as the Governor of Kerala.
The appointments will take effect from the dates the Governors assume charge of their respective offices.