Newly elected MLAs take oath in Punjab Assembly
The Hindu
The first session of the 16th Punjab Assembly began on Thursday, March 17
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other newly elected MLAs were administered oath as members of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarhon Thursday.
The first session of the 16th Punjab Assembly began on Thursday.
Protem Speaker Inderbir Singh Nijjar administered oath to the newly elected legislators, most of them the first-time MLAs.
Mr. Mann, who was sworn-in as Punjab Chief Minister on Wednesday at Khatkar Kalan village was the first to take oath as a member of the House.
He ended his oath with 'Inqilab Zindabad' (long live revolution) slogan.
After Mr. Mann, women MLAs were administered the oath.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.