The Main Priority Of My Government Is To Implement Pro-people Policies: Bhagwant Mann

Chandigarh (NewsReach) : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took charge of his post at the Chief Minister’s Office at the Punjab Civil Secretariat this afternoon after taking oath at Khatkar Kalan, the native village of Shaheed-e-Azam.

There was a celebratory atmosphere on the entry of the 28th Chief Minister of Punjab into the Secretariat and he was warmly welcomed from all sides and from the employees standing in the balcony. The Chief Minister took the guard of honor on behalf of the 82nd Battalion of Punjab Police at the Civil Secretariat. Senior IAS officers including Chief Secretary Anirudh Tiwari and DGP, Punjab VK Bhavwra welcomed the Chief Minister with bouquets.

Soon after assuming the charge of his post, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, in a short but clear message to the officers and employees present on the occasion, said that the people of the state have given a historic mandate and his government will work relentlessly for pro-people policies. The Chief Minister also assured the officers and employees of working together for the betterment of the standard of living of the people.

Veteran Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann today took oath as the 28th Chief Minister of Punjab in front of a large public meeting in the presence of AAP’s National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Bhagwant Mann said a “golden chapter” has started in the state’s history and it would be “badhta” (progressive) Punjab, rather than “Udta Punjab”, in  a reference to the 2016 blockbuster that highlighted Punjab’s drug problem.

“Ishq karna sabka paidaishi haq hai kyun na is baar watan ki sarzamin ko mehboob bana liya jaye,” said Mr Mann, quoting Bhagat Singh, after taking the oath, as he appealed to the party cadre and the newly elected AAP MLAs of Punjab not to show arrogance or challenge rivals for this victory and be restrainted in public and on the social media with their utterances. “Ahankar nahi karna, lalkaar nahi karna. Waqt aur public bahut badi cheez hai… I’m not here to disown anyone today. I am the chief minister of everyone in Punjab, even those who did not vote for our party. I appeal to you all to not get arrogant. We have to respect even those who did not vote for us. I thank you all and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal,” said Bhagwant Mann.

In the ancestral village of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Bhagwant Mann was administered the oath of secrecy and allegiance to Bhagwant Mann by the Governor of Punjab, Mr. Banwarilal Purohit. During this, Chief Secretary of the state Anirudh Tiwari conducted the swearing-in ceremony, in which apart from the cabinet ministers of Delhi government, eminent personalities from various fields participated.

In this swearing-in ceremony, senior AAP leader and Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia, MLA and in-charge of Punjab affairs Jarnail Singh, MLA and co-in-charge of Punjab affairs Raghav Chadha, besides several newly elected MLAs of AAP, senior leaders , Party workers and volunteers from Punjab were present.