Punjab Cabinet swearing-in Highlights | New Punjab Cabinet sworn in
Chandigarh, March 19: Ten Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs took oath as Punjab ministers on Saturday at Punjab Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh. Bhagwant Mann, who was sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister on March 16, had announced his Council of Ministers on Friday.
Although there are 17 vacancies in the Cabinet, besides Chief Minister, the AAP is inducting only 10 ministers as of now.
The announcement of new Cabinet was made by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Twitter late Friday evening. Those who he has chosen to be in his team are Harpal Cheema (Dirba), Dr Baljit Kaur (Malout), Harbhajan Singh ETO (Jandiala) Dr Vijay Singla (Mansa), Lal Chand Kataruchak (Bhoa), Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer (Barnala), Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal (Ajnala), Laljit Singh Bhullar (Patti), Brahm Shankar (Hoshiarpur) and Harjot Singh Bains (Anandpur Sahib).
Cheema and Meet Hayer have been elected for the second term, while the remaining eight MLAs have been elected for the first time.
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Five ministers are from Malwa, four from Majha and one from Doaba. Also, two of the designate ministers are doctors.
Kotkapura MLA Kultar Singh Sandhwan has been made Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.
Punjab Cabinet swearing-in Highlights:
11: 45 am | Oath-taking ceremony concluded with National Anthem 11:38 am | Harbhajan Singh ETO, Dr Vijay Singla, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Bram Shankar, Laljit Singh Bhullar sworn in 11: 25 am | Oath taking ceremony begins Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s son Dilshan Mann and daughter Seerat Mann were also present at the swearing-in ceremony. The ceremony to induct these ministers took place at the newly inaugurated Guru Nanak auditorium in the Punjab Raj Bhawan. After the oath ceremony, the Ministers assumed charge in the Punjab Civil Secretariat and will later participate in the first meeting of the AAP government at 2 pm.
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