Atishi takes oath as Delhi CM
Other than the CM, five cabinet ministers were also sworn in alongside her, as Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena administered their oath.
Other than the CM, five cabinet ministers were also sworn in alongside her, as Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena administered their oath.
Atishi will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister on September 21 as will the other Cabinet ministers along with her, stated AAP in a press statement.They are Saurabh Bharadwaj, Gopal Rai, Imran Hussain, Kailash Gehlot, and Mukesh Ahlawat, the party said.
There are indications that she may take oath, along with new cabinet ministers, on coming Saturday, sources added.
Other than the oath text, he said, invocations made by the members had been blurred and were not going on record.
For the first time, newly-elected members of the Lok Sabha took oath in the Lok Sabha Chamber of the new Parliament House building. The prime minister was the first to take the oath and was greeted with “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and “Modi, Modi” slogans.
Others who took oath are Vivek K. Tankha, K. Laxman, Laxmikant Vajpayee, Kalpana Saini, Sulata Deo and R. Dharmar. Fourteen of the 57 members were re-elected to the House.
These 27 members from ten states did so in 10 languages: Hindi (12 Members), English (4), two each in Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi, and Oriya, and one each in Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu. Four others of the 57 newly-elected members had taken oath recently.
The strength of the Council is 12, including the Chief Minister.
Bilawal was present at the time when the initial federal cabinet members took oath, however, he did not take the oath, Geo News reportedd.
Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan administered the oath of office and secrecy to members of the revamped Cabinet at a ceremony held near the State Secretariat and attended by leaders and workers of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and senior officials.
