New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up Kejriwal and extended his best wishes to the AAP leader, who asked his six ministers sworn in on Saturday not to be arrogant and stick to the party’s poll promises.
Anna Hazare said that he has faith that Kejiriwal would perform well as Delhi chief minister.
Anna Hazare told media, “We were together for a long, I have faith that Kejriwal will do good work: Anna Hazare.”
During the swearing-in ceremony Kejriwal mentioned his mentor saying, “Anna Hazare was opposed to entering into politics. I told him that we will have to enter it to clean it.”
Kejriwal became a recognized figure when he flanked Anna during the Lokpal Bill protests.
Notify that Arvind Kejriwal had sworn in as Chief Minister of Delhi on Saturday 28, December in Ramlila Maidan of Delhi.
Meanwhile, an anti-corruption movement by social activist Anna Hazare and Kejriwal launched at this very ground in the heart of Delhi in 2011 had forced Parliament to commit to an anti-corruption watchdog. The two have fallen out since, but on Saturday.
After the oath-taking ceremony, Kejriwal and the AAP legislators rushed to the Delhi secretariat for their first cabinet meeting. They are expected to work on Sunday as well.
The AAP, which has 28 legislators after a stellar debut in electoral politics, needs the outside support of the eight Congress MLAs to survive. With 32 seats, the BJP is the single largest party in the 70-member House.
The new government will have to prove its majority by January 3. However, the AAP leader did not seem bothered about the floor test.
Kejriwal said after taking oath, “I’m not worried. This is a minor issue. If we don’t get it (majority), we will go for a re-election and win again.”
Bureau Report
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