Governor-designate of Punjab calls on Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Governor-designate of Punjab V PSingh Badnore today called on Union Home Minister RajnathSingh and discussed with him about his upcoming assignment. Badnore, who will also be the administrator of UnionTerritory of Chandigarh, discussed about various aspects ofhis new role, official sources said. 68-year-old Badnore, who hails from Rajasthan, wasappointed as the Governor of Punjab on Wednesday. He was also given responsibility of administrator ofChandigarh yesterday after NDA ally Akali Dal and Oppositionparties in poll-bound Punjab protested Centre’s move toappoint retired IAS officer K J Alphons as administrator ofthe UT. Had the central government appointed a separateadministrator for Chandigarh, it would have reversed the 32-year-old system of Punjab governor being the Chandigarhadministrator. PTI ACBZMN