Punjab: Five MLAs take oath as ministers in Bhagwant Mann's cabinet

Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday administered the oath of office and secrecy to five new ministers who were inducted in the state Cabinet.

Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday administered the oath of office and secrecy to five new ministers who were inducted in the state Cabinet in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Chief Secretary Anirudh Tewari conducted the proceedings of the ceremony.

The Cabinet Ministers, who were sworn in the Guru Nanak Dev auditorium within the complex of Punjab Raj Bhawan, included Aman Arora (MLA Sunam), Inderbir Singh Nijjar (MLA Amritsar South), Fauja Singh (MLA Guru Har Sahai), Chetan Singh Joramajra (MLA Samana) and Anmol Gagan Mann (MLA Kharar). They were administered the oath by the Governor during the ceremony.

After being sworn in the new ministers signed the oath, which was counter signed by the Governor.

While speaking to India Today, newly inducted cabinet minister Aman Arora said that the state government has already decided its priorities and he will help Bhagwant Mann to strengthen the health and education system besides wiping out the gangsters from Punjab.

When questioned about losing Sangrur Lok Sabha by-poll, which hints at the party losing its popularity, Arora said, "No graph is going down. The situation of every election is different. Merely losing a single election does not mean that a party is losing ground. The three-month performance of the government has been unparallel," he said.

Bhagwant Mann, in his first cabinet expansion, has tried to balance all equations including religion, region, gender and castes.