Comedian takes oath as chief minister of Punjab
Thursday, 17 March 2022
NEW DELHI, Mar 16 (UNB): Popular comedian Bhagwant Mann, the leader of anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, was sworn in as the chief minister of the northern Indian state on Wednesday.
Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office to Mann at a grand event in Khatkar Kalan, freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's ancestral village in the state, in the presence of AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Earlier, in a recorded message, the 48-year-old urged all the people of Punjab to attend his swearing-in ceremony.
After the oath-taking ceremony, Mann reiterated his poll promises of eradicating corruption from Punjab and improving education and health facilities in the state. "Will be chief minister for all," he said.