NEW DELHI: Delhi is all set to get a brand new chief minister on Saturday with a senior AAP functionary and a minister within the outgoing dispensation, Atishi, going to take the oath of workplace and secrecy. The swearing-in ceremony will happen at Raj Niwas within the night. She will likely be administered the oath by lieutenant governor VK Saxena.
President Droupadi Murmu has authorised Atishi’s appointment and in addition cleared the appointment of 5 ministers.
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The change in govt was necessitated by the resignation of outgoing CM Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, who introduced that he would occupy the chair solely after acquiring the “certificates of honesty” from the voters within the type of profitable the upcoming meeting polls. Kejriwal had introduced his resignation two days after he walked out of Tihar Jail on Sept 13, spending over 5 months in jail within the excise coverage case.
Atishi, who was nominated as Kejriwal’s successor within the assembly of the legislative occasion on Tuesday morning, staked declare earlier than LG to type the brand new govt the identical night.
Officers stated the recordsdata of each the resignation and the government formation have been despatched to the President for her nod on Tuesday.
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Whereas 4 ministers from the outgoing govt are being retained, AAP stated Sultanpur Majra MLA Mukesh Kumar Ahlawat can be the contemporary face within the cupboard.
