Arvind Kejriwal waves to supporters after his swearing-in at Ramlila Maidan
Wearing his trademark white cap, Arvind Kejriwal was sworn in today as Delhi's youngest chief minister, as an estimated one lakh people cheered for him at Ram Lila Maidan, a massive public park in the heart of the city.
Below are highlights of his address following the swearing-in:- Today every common man of Delhi has taken oath as CM and minister
- Today the common man has won
- Till now we used to think that India cannot be saved from corruption but today the people of Delhi have shown that elections and politics can be done with honesty and integrity.
- This is a big victory for the people of Delhi
- We never even thought that there will be such a revolution in Delhi and swaraj will be established.
- We did not achieve this by ourselves. I want to thank God for this.
- The victory seems miraculous.
- There is no problem that we cannot solve if we unite.
- We don't have a magic wand, but Delhi's 1.5 crore people can find a solution to anything.
- This is where we met two years ago and Anna fasted, demanding an end to corruption
- Anna used to say politics is filthy, but I used to respond that we will have to step into it and clean the system.
- Our infrastructure, hospitals, schools, water and electricity are all flailing because of corruption in politics.
- Santosh Koli was martyred but Hindu religion says that the soul is immortal. The body dies, but the soul remains. Today, she will be happy at our victory.
- I have met a few officials of Delhi government in the past few days and I won't hesitate to say that majority of them want to work for the nation.
- I appeal with folded hands to all of us- let us never become arrogant
- I know that we have a huge responsibility today.
- Whether we succeed is not up to us, but we can ask God to guide us so we don't make mistakes.
- I admit we are scared because of the huge task ahead of us. I am sure if we will walk in the right path...and we will never make any mistakes.
- Dr Harsh Vardhan is a good man, can't say the same about his party.
- If we don't clear the trust vote, we will face re-election, the people will support us.
- We are going to join hands to fight for our country. We are not here to earn money or for power...we have left our career to leave our mark of clean governance.
- We are not worried if we pass or fail the confidence motion...other parties are worried of it.
- Sone Ki Chidiye kehalayega...in the next 5 years, you will hear these words about this country.
- If anyone asks for bribe, don't say no. Set it up and alert us. We will give you a phone number...and we will catch the officer red-handed.
- Please take an oath with me...''I will never take bribe, I will never give bribe'