Punjab: AAP Government to Take Oath on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan
GG News Bureau
Chandigarh, 12th March. Punjab Chief Minister-designate Bhagwant Mann informed today that the swearing-in ceremony of the AAP government will be held on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan, the native village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
Bhagwant on Saturday met Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh to stake claims to form the government in the state.
Speaking to the media on Saturday after meeting the Governor, Mann said, “I met the Governor today. I handed over the letter of support from our MLAs and staked claims to form a government. The Governor asked us for the place and time of the oath ceremony.”
“It will be held at the native village of Bhagat Singh, Khatkar Kalan, at 12.30 pm on March 16,” Mann said.
Bhagwant Mann said that historic decisions will be taken soon after the government is formed after the oath-taking ceremony.
Mann said, “People from across Punjab will come to the ceremony, and they will also pay tribute to Bhagat Singh. We will have a good cabinet, and historic decisions, never made before, will be taken by the new government. So, you will have to wait.”
He has also invited Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal for the oath-taking ceremony. They will hold a roadshow in Amritsar on March 13 over the AAP’s victory in the Assembly elections.
The Aam Aadmi Party registered a landslide victory in the Punjab assembly polls with 92 seats.
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