‘Ishq Karna Paidaishi Haq Hai’, Bhagwant Mann Invokes Bhagat Singh After Taking Oath as Punjab CM

AAP had registered thumping victory in Punjab assembly elections winning 92 seats in the 117-member assembly, marking the biggest victory in the state to date.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Surabhi Shaurya

Updated: March 16, 2022, 2:21 PM IST

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Bhagwant Mann Takes Oath as Punjab CM in Bhagat Singh's Village

New Delhi: Days after registering thumping victory, Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann took oath as Punjab chief minister at Khatkar Kalan, Bhagat Singh’s ancestral village. Mann is the state’s youngest chief minister at the age of 48 in nearly four decades. After taking oath, Mann urged all newly-elected MLAs) to not get arrogant. “We have to respect even those who didn’t vote for us. I thank you all and Arvind Kejriwal”, Mann stated, expressing gratitude towards voters and AAP convenor.

Invoking Bhagat Singh’s words, Mann further said,”Ishq karna sabka paidaishi haq hai, kyun na is baar watan ki sarzamin ko mehboob bana liya jaye.”

What a moment ❤️🥺

Punjab di Aan, Baan aur Shaan, Sardar @BhagwantMann takes oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab#PunjabDaCMMann pic.twitter.com/jRcl1zjQ8i

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 16, 2022

The AAP-exclusive event was attended by the party’s national convener, Arvind Kejriwal, along with all its Punjab MLAs.  Besides, Mann’s ex-wife Inderpreet Kaur and both their two children, Seerat Kaur and Dilshan Manna, have also flown all the way from the US to attend the ceremony. They were separated in 2015 after which the children shifted to the US with their mother.

Earlier in the day, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Mann in a Hindi and Punjabi tweet said,”The golden ray of sun has brought a new dawn today. To realize the dreams of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Baba Saheb, the whole of Punjab will take oath today at Khatkar Kalan.”

Taking to Twitter, AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal also congratulated Mann on his success and invited the people to work together for the state’s development.

“Today is a big day for Punjab. In this golden morning of new hope, today the whole of Punjab will come together and take a pledge to make a prosperous Punjab,” he tweeted.

Raghav Chadha, the party’s Punjab co-in-charge, said, “Today marks an important day in the history of Punjab as three crores Punjabis will together be sworn in as chief minister along with Bhagwant Mann.”