Newly appointed ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Atishi took rate in their departments at Delhi secretariat on Friday, an afternoon once they have been sworn in as ministers withinside the Arvind Kejriwal-led cupboard. Both ministers held conferences with officers and stated they’ll take ahead the best paintings carried out via way of means of former deputy leader minister Manish Sisodia and Satyender Jain, who’ve been arrested in separate graft instances and sooner or later resigned from their posts.
Atishi, MLA from Kalkaji, is heading six departments, inclusive of the important thing schooling and public works ministries, even as Bharadwaj from Greater Kailash constituency, is heading seven departments, inclusive of fitness and water, in step with a notification issued via way of means of the Delhi government. The 18 departments of Sisodia had been allotted in large part to Bharadwaj, Atishi and Kailash Gahlot.
Atishi (41) and Bharadwaj (43) have been inducted into the cupboard 8 days after the resignations of former deputy leader minister Sisodia and Jain, each of whom had been arrested and imprisoned over their alleged roles in separate instances. Sisodia, who held key portfolios, inclusive of finance, schooling, fitness and public works, became arrested via way of means of the imperative bureau of investigation (CBI) on February 26 over alleged irregularities throughout the system and implementation of Delhi`s 2021-22 excise policy.
He became additionally arrested via way of means of the enforcement directorate (ED), as a part of their investigations into the excise case, on Thursday evening. Jain, who became Delhi`s fitness and public works minister, became arrested via way of means of ED on May 30 remaining year, with the business enterprise bringing up cash laundering allegations.
The departments have been later exceeded to Sisodia, even as Jain remained a minister with out a portfolio. Atishi and Bharadwaj may also be anticipated to wrap up numerous pending tasks throughout the countrywide Capital, particularly withinside the run-as much as subsequent year`s Lok Sabha elections.