Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu takes oath as new CM of Himachal Pradesh : Promises to implement OPS soon.
<p>Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu took oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Soon after he was sworn in, the former Congress state chief said, “We have given 10 guarantees and we will implement them. We will give a transparent and honest government. We will implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in the first cabinet meeting.” Mukesh Agnihotri, leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, also took oath, as the Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.A four-time MLA from the Nadaun constituency in Himachal Pradesh and the head of the Congress’s election committee in the state, Sukhu, who is a law graduate, began his career in student politics and went on to rise to the position of state unit chief. Soon after the announcement, Sukhu promised a clean and honest government. He said it was his responsibility to fulfill the promises made by the party to the people. “We wanted to secure power not merely to be in power. We want to change the system. Give me som</p>
04:55 PM Dec 12, 2022 IST
Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu took oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Soon after he was sworn in, the former Congress state chief said, “We have given 10 guarantees and we will implement them. We will give a transparent and honest government. We will implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in the first cabinet meeting.” Mukesh Agnihotri, leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, also took oath, as the Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
A four-time MLA from the Nadaun constituency in Himachal Pradesh and the head of the Congress’s election committee in the state, Sukhu, who is a law graduate, began his career in student politics and went on to rise to the position of state unit chief. Soon after the announcement, Sukhu promised a clean and honest government. He said it was his responsibility to fulfill the promises made by the party to the people. “We wanted to secure power not merely to be in power. We want to change the system. Give me some time. We need to work hard, struggle to bring in a new system and new thinking,” he said.
Meanwhile, in Gujarat, the second state where Assembly elections were held recently, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will take oath for the second consecutive term on Monday, at a grand function in the state capital in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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