New Delhi/Chandigarh. On one hand, 10 ministers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, which entered power with a landslide victory in Punjab, took oath today. Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann were also specially present in the swearing-in ceremony.
Chandigarh | AAP leaders Lal Chand Kataruchak, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Laljit Singh Bhullar take oath as ministers in the Punjab cabinet. pic.twitter.com/RNzhw0PpYO
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Let us inform that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had already given information about the MLAs becoming ministers through a tweet. Of these 10 ministers, five are from Malwa, four from Majha and one from Doaba. Along with this, a woman has also been made a minister. It is known that earlier, Bhagwant Mann had taken oath alone in Khatkar Kalan, the village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, after the massive victory of the common man in Punjab.
Chandigarh | AAP leaders Brahm Shankar Jimpa and Harjot Singh Bains take oath as ministers in the Punjab cabinet. pic.twitter.com/tnnD9yYk5V
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It is to be known that today the swearing-in ceremony is taking place at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh. After this, the first meeting of the cabinet will also take place at around 12.30. Along with this, the new CM of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, shared the list of his new ministers on social media.
Along with this, the ministers who have been included in the cabinet today include Harpal Singh Cheema, Dr. The names of Baljit Kaur, Harbhajan Singh ETO, Dr. Vijay Singla, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hair, Harjot Singh Bains, Lal Chand Kataruchak, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Laljit Singh Bhullar and Brahm Shankar (Zimpa) are included. At the same time, a woman Dr. Baljit Kaur is also included in these new ministers.
Punjab’s Cabinet expansion ceremony to be held shortly in Chandigarh. Children of CM Bhagwant Mann – daughter Seerat Kaur Mann and son Dilshan Mann – are also attending the event. pic.twitter.com/fOl9UdFTxW
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The special thing is that in these new ministers, two doctors have joined in the form of Malout MLA Baljit Kaur and Mansa MLA Vijay Singla. At the same time, a retired officer has also joined the ministers in the form of Jandiala MLA Harbhajan Singh. Yes, Harbhajan Singh has retired from the post of ETO.
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If seen in this way, ‘AAP’ took full care of the caste factor while finalizing the name for the cabinet this time. At the same time, after taking oath with new ministers today, there are 4 Jatt Sikh, 3 Hindu and 4 Dalit ministers including CM Bhagwant Mann in the government. It is also being told that 6 more faces can be included in the Mann cabinet. Out of this, there are eight such MLAs who have reached the assembly for the first time. It is to be known that in Punjab with 117 assembly seats, AAP has won 92 seats.