10 Ministers Take Oath In Punjab's New AAP Government
NDTV
There are 18 berths in the Punjab cabinet, including the new Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of the Aam Aadmi Party
Ten ministers of the new Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab were sworn today. They took charge in the Punjab Civil Secretariat, and will participate in the first cabinet meeting of the new government at 12.30 pm.
The new ministers are: Harpal Singh Cheema, two-time MLA from Dirba; Baljit Kaur, MLA from Malout and daughter of former AAP MP Sadhu Singh; Harbhajan Singh ETO, MLA from Jandiala; Vijay Singla, MLA from Mansa; Lal Chand Kataruchak, MLA from Bhoa; Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, two-time MLA from Barnala and chief of AAP youth wing; Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, MLA from Ajnala; Laljit Singh Bhullar, MLA from Patti; Brahm Shankar Jimpa, MLA from Hoshiarpur, and Harjot Singh Bains, the youngest minister in the new government and MLA from Anandpur Sahib.
There are 18 berths in the cabinet, including the new Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
On March 16, Mr Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister at a mega event in Punjab's Khatkar Kalan, his ancestral village. The next day, all newly-elected MLAs took oath as members of the assembly. The legislators were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Protem Speaker Inderbir Singh Nijjar.
