Capt Amarinder against wasteful expenditure on swearing-in ceremony
Wednesday, 15/03/2017
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Chandigarh : Stating that Punjab was in financial doldrums, Chief Minister-designate Amarinder Singh on Tuesday decided to go in for a simple swearing-in ceremony as an austerity measure. “There will be nothing ostentatious about the oath-taking programme at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday morning, when Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore will administer the oath of office to Amarinder Singh as the new chief minister of the state,” a Punjab Congress release quoted Amarinder as saying.
The 75-year-old Amarinder, will be sworn in along with a few members of his cabinet. He has made it clear that in the light of the state’s fiscal situation, he did not want any unnecessary or wasteful expenditure to be incurred on the swearing-in ceremony.
“Government was committed to getting the state out of the financial doldrums into which it had been plunged by the previous dispensation. Each small step will count towards ensuring that every possible rupee is saved at this critical juncture,” he added.
The PPCC president requested all the newly elected MLAs to also keep their personal invitations to the bare minimum to keep the ceremony simple. He urged them to ensure that their supporters also show similar restraint, and not clog the roads of Chandigarh and cause hardship to the people of the city.
While thanking the party workers and the people of Punjab for giving the Congress such a clear mandate in the assembly polls, the CM-designate said he would be visiting all the districts to personally express his gratitude once the immediate constitutional requirements of government formation are completed.
He appealed to the people to support his government’s efforts in bringing Punjab’s growth and development back on track. Pointing to the thousands of crores of rupees of debt under which the state is currently reeling, he underlined the need for collective and out of the box initiatives by all government departments, backed by public support, to address the crisis.
Rahul to attend swearing-in ceremony of Captain
Chandigarh: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Capt Amarinder Singh being held at Punjab Raj Bhawan Chandigarh on Thursday.
Rahul Gandhi has accepted the invite extended by Capt. Amarinder Singh, Punjab Congress president and CM elect, who met him in Delhi on Tuesday.
Asha Kumari, AICC general secretary and incharge Punjab Congress, disclosed that Rahul Gandhi has accepted the invitation and agreed to join the oath ceremony.
After tasting defeated in four (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand, Manipur and Goa) states out of, that witnessed Vidhan Sabha elections, Congress received an overwhelming response from the electorate in Punjab.
Though the party emerged as the single largest party in Goa but the BJP, the second largest party managed, to form government. This shattered the hope of Congress Vice-President to take part in the swearing-in ceremony of its leader there. Amid controversies, the BJP leader Manohar Parrikar was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Goa for the third time.
M P Singh appointed as Secretary-cum-OSD to CM
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has appointed Mohinder Pal Singh, PCS (Retd.) as Secretary-cum-Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to chief Minister.
Disclosing this here on Tuesday, a spokesperson at Chief Minister’s Office said that these orders have been issued by state Chief Secretary.
