Kejriwal leaves for Khatkar Kalan to attend Bhagwant Mann's oath-taking ceremony as Punjab CM
Mar 16, 2022
New Delhi [India], March 16 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that "Punjab is set to witness new dawn" as Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann is set to take oath on Wednesday.
AAP National Convener Kejriwal said, "Today is a big day for Punjab. Today the whole Punjab will come together to witness the dawn of new hope and take a pledge to make Punjab prosperous again. To witness that historic moment, I am going to Shaheed Bhagat Singh's paternal village Khatkar Kalan."
Aam Admi Party (AAP)'s Punjab face Bhagwant Mann is all set to be sworn in state's Chief Minister at 11.30 am at Khatkar Kalan, Bhagat Singh's ancestral village, in the presence of the party convenor Arvind Kejriwal and all its MLAs while the outgoing CM Charanjit Singh Channi hasn't been invited.
The swearing-in ceremony is slated to be an AAP exclusive event.
Besides Kejriwal, no other Chief Minister will be present in the oath-taking ceremony, according to AAP sources.
Raghav Chadha, who is the co-observer for the AAP Punjab unit, said, "Today marks an important day in the history of Punjab as 3 crore Punjabis will together be sworn in as Chief Minister along with @BhagwantMann. Oath to change this corrupt system & to fulfill dreams of Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh & Babasaheb Ambedkar. Ajj ton har Punjabi CM hoga."
Also, no Union Minister or any big leader of the national level has been invited for the oath-taking ceremony, which will be attended only by AAP leaders and party's Punjab leaders, added the AAP sources.
Further, the family members and those who are close to the Chief Minister-designate have been invited to the oath-taking ceremony, besides several artists from Punjab.
Arrangements have been made to accommodate lakhs of people at Khatkar Kalan for the ceremony on 100 acres of land.
The CM-designate in a video message released earlier invited the people of the state for his oath-taking ceremony, urging men to wear (yellow)' turbans and women yellow 'dupatta (stole)' for the ceremony.
