Watched by PM Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, BJP patriarch LK Advani, party Chief ministers and leaders of NDA allies, 54-year-old Sonowal and his ministers were administered the oath of secrecy by Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya at a well attended public function at Khanapara field here. No leader from Shiv Sena was present. Along with Sonowal, who took his oath in Assamese, 10 ministers including from alliance partners Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and BPF took their oath of office.
The six from BJP to take oath as ministers were Himanta Biswa Sarma, a party strategist who quit Congress last year, Chandra Mohan Patowary, Ranjit Dutta, Parimal Suklabaidya, Pallab Lochan Das and Naba Kumar Doley.
The two from AGP to be sworn in were Atul Bora (Jr) and Kesab Mahanta, while the two from BPF were Pramila Rani Brahma and Rihan Daimary.
Brahma and Daimari took their oaths in Bodo and Suklabaidya in Bengali while the rest, in Assamese.
Outgoing Congress chief minister Tarun Gogoi was also present at the function. Other dignitaries present were Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Suresh Prabhu, Ram Vilas Paswan, Venkaiah Naidu, Nirmala Seetharaman, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Jitendra Singh, Jayant Sinha, Kiren Rijjiju and VK Singh.
BJP chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Vasundhara Raje Scindia (Rajasthan), Anandiben Patel (Gujarat), Devendra Fadnavis (Maharastra), Manohar Lal Khattar (Haryana), Raman Singh (Chattisgarh), Raghubar Das (Jharkhand) and Laxmikant Parsekar (Goa) attended the event.
My govt will work to free Assam of illegal foreigners, corruption: Sonowal
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday said his government will work towards making the state free from illegal foreigners and corruption. “It is our commitment to make Assam foreigners free and corruption free in coming days. We are determined that we will succeed,” he said addressing the people after taking oath at a public meeting attended by PM Narendra Modi, a host of Union ministers, chief ministers and top BJP leaders Amit Shah and L K Advani. Sonowal said he would not disappoint the people of Assam and would work with every community of the state.
“Assamese, Punjabi, Marwari, Bengali and all other people living in Assam will work together and establish it as a strong and developed state in India. We will work to strengthen the economic prospects of the state,” he said.
Thanking Modi and BJP president Amit Shah for their guidance and support during the assembly polls, he said his government will work with all tribes of the state and strengthen the ties of brotherhood between them.