In 2001, when
Narendra Modi became chief minister of
Gujarat, Murmu was the Relief
Commissioner. Shortly afterwards he became Commissioner, Mines and Minerals and thereafter Managing Director,
Gujarat Maritime Board. Murmu's career took off in 2004 when he was made joint secretary of the Gujarat Home Department, which was headed by
Amit Shah and directly supervised by Narendra Modi. He was given the task of handling the
2002 Gujarat riots cases. Murmu has been described as "trusted aide" of Narendra Modi and
Amit Shah since his bureaucratic assignments in Gujarat by many news outlets such as
The Hindu,
The Wire,
Hindustan Times and
News18 India. When Modi became prime minister, he called Murmu to New Delhi to finance ministry's expenditure department, where he served as joint secretary. The
Tehelka magazine presented an audio recording where Murmu, along with senior law officer Kamal Trivedi and the then-junior home minister at the Centre, Praful Patel, were purportedly heard discussing methods to conceal the alleged fake encounter. These audio recordings are recorded in CBI's chargesheet in the mentioned case. On 31 October 2019, Murmu took charge as the first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir after the formation of the new Union territory of
Jammu and Kashmir under the
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. He succeeded
Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik, to become the first
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Justice of
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal administered the oath of office at a function at
Raj Bhavan. On 5 August 2020, he resigned from his position. On 8 August 2020, he was appointed as the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India and served in office till 20 November 2024. ==See also==