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Kejriwal takes charge as CM; not to hold any portfolio
A day after the Arvind Kejriwal Cabinet took oath at Delhi’s historic Ramlila Maidan, portfolio allocation for the Aam Aadmi Party’s third term in government was finalised on Monday.
New Delhi: A day after the Arvind Kejriwal Cabinet took oath at Delhi's historic Ramlila Maidan, portfolio allocation for the Aam Aadmi Party's third term in government was finalised on Monday.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will not hold any department in this term of the government. Kejriwal, who used to head the crucial Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in the previous term, will keep himself free from charge of any department. The DJP would now be headed by Satyendra Kumar Jain.
Manish Sisodia will continue as Deputy Chief Minister. Sisodia will hold charge of education, finance, planning, land and building, vigilance, tourism, services, art, culture and languages departments.
The Department of Environment has been allocated to Gopal Rai, and the Department of Women and Child Development will be headed by Rajendra Pal Gautam.
The partial announcement came after all ministers in the Delhi government, including CM Kejriwal took charge in the morning.
Apart from the AAP supremo, Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Rajendra Pal Gautam, Imran Hussain, Gopal Rai and Kailash Gahlot – who are part of the Cabinet - also took charge as ministers at the Delhi Secretariat.
The new Cabinet met soon after all ministers took charge.
The new ministers reiterated that fulfilling the commitments made in the 'guarantee card' and the AAP manifesto will be the priority for the government.
In the run-up to the Delhi elections, Kejriwal had issued a 'guarantee card' listing several promises, including free bus services for students and 24 hours drinking water supply.
"Just as we worked in the last five years, we will continue to work to make Delhi a safe and beautiful city," Kailash Gahlot told reporters after taking charge as the minister.
