After a big win in the Punjab election, AAP’s Bhagwant Mann is set to take oath as the chief minister on March 16 in Bhagat Singh’s native village.
AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann (File photo: PTI)
Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Bhagwant Mann, who is set to take oath as the chief minister of Punjab on March 16, has issued orders to withdraw the security of 122 former MPs and MLAs, including many VVIPs, in the state.
According to the order issued by Mann on Saturday, except for the Badal family, who have been given security on the instructions of the Union Home Ministry and former CMs like Captain Amarinder Singh and Charanjit Singh Channi, the security of all other Congress and Akali Dal leaders has been lifted.
“On one hand, police stations are lying vacant, while on the other, security has been given to the leaders by setting up tents in front of their houses. We will take the load off the police. The safety of three and a half crore people is more important, said Bhagwant Mann.
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Meanwhile, Punjab chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann staked claims to form a government in the state after meeting Governor Banwarilal Purohit here on Saturday.
“I met the Governor, handed over the letter of support from our MLAs and staked claim to form the Government. He told me to tell him wherever we wanted to hold the swearing-in ceremony. It’ll be held at the native village of Bhagat Singh, Khatkar Kalan at 12.30 pm on March 16,” he said.
AAP won 92 seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly. It decimated the Congress and the SAD-BSP combine and its candidates defeated several stalwarts, including the outgoing chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal and former chief minister Amarinder Singh.
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