- Friday, February 21, 2025
The ceremony at the historic Ramlila Ground was attended by prime minister Narendra Modi, the top BJP brass and NDA chief ministers
By: India Weekly
BJP’s debutant legislator Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi chief minister on Thursday (20) in a grand show of strength that marks the party’s return to power after more than 26 years.
Along with Gupta, Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Singh were also administered the oath of office by Lt Governor V K Saxena.
The ceremony at the historic Ramlila maidan was attended by prime minister Narendra Modi, the top BJP brass and NDA chief ministers.
Gupta is Delhi’s fourth woman chief minister. The 50-year-old MLA from Shalimar Bagh is also the only woman in the NDA team of chief ministers.
The new chief minister and her ministers will head to the Delhi Secretariat to take charge of their offices after the oath ceremony.
Among those who attended the event were chief ministers of states ruled by the BJP and its NDA allies – Maharashtra’s Devendra Fadnavis, Andhra Pradesh’s Chandrababu Naidu, Goa’s Pramod Sawant, Haryana’s Nayab Singh Saini and Meghalaya’s Conrad Sangma.
Deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, and Andhra Pradesh’s Pawan Kalyan were also present.
I am a disciplined worker: Parvesh Verma
BJP leader and New Delhi MLA Parvesh Verma on Thursday said he is a very disciplined worker of the party and will fulfill the responsibility entrusted to him.
Verma said the Delhiites have supported the BJP and given a mandate of 48 seats.
“I think that we have a huge responsibility towards Delhi. People of Delhi have given us love and blessings. After over 26 years, the BJP is forming the government here. I especially thank our prime minister Narendra Modi. The citizens of Delhi are confident that under his leadership, we will make it the most beautiful capital in the world,” he said.
Verma thanked home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda, saying Delhi got good guidance under their leadership.
“Today is a very important day. We will fulfill our promise which we have made about “viksit Delhi”. We will fulfill all the promises which we have made in our manifesto,” he said.
Verma also congratulated all party workers and said that their hard work paid off.
When asked whether he is going to be the deputy chief minister, Verma said, “I have been saying this for long that I am a very disciplined worker of the BJP and will remain in the BJP till my last breath. The BJP made my father chief minister of Delhi and Union Minister and he also kept serving for the party till his last breath. I will fulfill the responsibility that has been given to me.” (PTI)
