President Draupadi Murmu has issued orders appointing Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj as ministers in the Delhi Cabinet. Both of them are likely to take oath on Thursday.
First Published Mar 8, 2023, 10:08 AM IST
President Draupadi Murmu on Tuesday (March 7) issued an order appointing Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj as cabinet ministers in the Delhi government. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal sent proposals to LG VK Saxena asking them to be appointed as ministers. Both of them are likely to take oath on Thursday. The Ministry of Home Affairs said that these orders will come into effect from the day they take oath.
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