New Delhi, December 27: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has deferred her visit to Hyderabad, which was to commence from tomorrow, as she desired to be in Delhi at the time of revocation of President’s rule in Jharkhand, Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman said today.
Ms Patil was to stay at the official residence of Rashtrapati Nillayam at Bollarum in Secunderabad during her 10-day Southern sojourn from tomorrow to January 6.
Armed with support of 44 newly elected MLAs in 81-member Jharkhand Assembly, JMM supremo Shibu Soren has yesterday staked claim to form a new government in the state which has been under President’s rule for the past 11 months.
—Agencies