Chandigarh, March 31 -- The Punjab government on Sunday appointed Maninderjit Singh Bedi as the new advocate general.

Bedi's appointment comes a day after Gurminder Singh resigned from the AG's post. Bedi is the fourth AG in Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government's three- year tenure. Bedi was currently an additional advocate general with Punjab AG office and hails from Bathinda. He is a law graduate from Punjabi University, Patiala.

Upon taking charge, Bedi said his priority would be to effectively represent the state in legal matters to protect Punjab's rights and interests.

The government has also extended tenure of 215 law officers till April 30, who had resigned as part of 'rationalisation exercise' initiated by the state government in ...