New Punjab cabinet to take oath on Saturday: Officials
The Hindu
The Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab will induct ministers into the cabinet on March 19, officials said on Friday.
The swearing-in ceremony of Mr. Mann's cabinet will be held at Punjab Raj Bhawan on Saturday at 11 a.m., they said.
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Names of Harpal Singh Cheema, Aman Arora, Kultar Sandhwan, Saravjit Kaur Manuke, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Baljinder Kaur, all of whom were legislators in the previous assembly, besides the first-time MLAs Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Jeevanjot Kaur and Dr. Charanjit Singh, are doing the rounds for ministerial positions.
There are 18 berths in the cabinet, including the Chief Minister.
After their oath-taking, the newly inducted ministers will assume charge in the Punjab Civil Secretariat and the first cabinet meeting of the AAP dispensation will be held in the afternoon, sources said.
The Congress government including controversial farm legislations that had been brought in and later withdrawn by the BJP-led government at the Centre as the reference points for the Karnataka Agriculture Prices Commission (KAPC) has ruffled the feathers of farmers’ leaders and agricultural economists who had expressed their ideological support to the Congress.