Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab

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Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday was sworn in as the 18th Chief Minister of Punjab. He donned his traditional ‘basanti’ turban.

Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secretary to Mann at an event in freedom fighter Bhagat Singh’s birthplace and village, Khatkar Kalan.

Mann in his address said he along with all the residents of the state also took oath as Chief Ministers. “You all will be the Chief Ministers,” he said.

Mann will assume office in the evening, while the newly elected legislators will be administered oath during the one-day Vidhan Sabha session to be held in the state capital on Thursday.

However, Mann’s cabinet will take oath on Saturday at the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.

Harpal Cheema, Aman Arora, Baljinder Kaur, Meet Hayer, Sarvjeet Kaur Manuke and Budh Ram, all second-time legislators, are likely on the list of Mann’s cabinet.

At the oath-taking venue, three podiums were set up on the stage. While the Governor and Mann were on the central podium, the second was occupied by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet, and the third by AAP’s 91 legislators.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders took part in the swearing-in ceremony.

Elaborate security arrangements have been made and nearly 10,000 security personnel were present in the village.

In 2015, donning ‘basanti’ turban, Narendra Modi became the second prime minister to visit Hussainiwala in Punjab’s Ferozepur district.

Hussainiwala is the place where the last rites of the three freedom fighters were held after they were hanged in Lahore on March 23, 1931.

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