Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, LoP Atishi along with other MLAs take oath as a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Monday.
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with her council of ministers, took the oath as members of the Legislative Assembly on Monday as the first session of the newly elected House commenced. The session will witness all legislators being sworn in.
Alongside CM Rekha Gupta, BJP ministers Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Kapil Mishra, Ravinder Singh Indraj, Pankaj Kumar Singh, and Manjinder Singh Sirsa also took the oath.
The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) 22 MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Atishi, were also sworn in during the session.
Rekha Gupta had previously taken the oath as Delhi's Chief Minister on Thursday at a grand ceremony at Ramlila Maidan. The event, marking the BJP’s return to power in Delhi after 27 years, was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and several Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states.
The swearing-in ceremony was not just a political milestone but also a significant show of strength for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
With her appointment, Rekha Gupta has become Delhi’s fourth woman Chief Minister, following Sheila Dikshit, Sushma Swaraj, and Atishi. She is also the fourth BJP leader to hold the top post, succeeding Madan Lal Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma, and Sushma Swaraj.
The first session of the Delhi Assembly is set to last for three days. Proceedings began with BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely taking oath as the pro-tem Speaker, a temporary role overseeing House proceedings until the election of a full-time Speaker. Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Vinai Kumar Saxena administered Lovely’s oath at Raj Niwas.
The election for the Assembly Speaker is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
According to the Assembly bulletin, L-G Saxena will address the House on February 25, followed by the tabling of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports.
With IANS inputs