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This Article is From Dec 18, 2018

Bhupesh Baghel Sworn-In As Chhattisgarh Chief Minister: Highlights

Ashok Gehlot and Kamal Nath took oath as Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh chief ministers respectively. Bhupesh Baghel will take oath later as chief ministers later today.

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Updated : December 18, 2018 12:11 am IST

Bhupesh Baghel has been sworn in as Chhattisgarh's new chief minister

Jaipur/Bhopal/Raipur:

A host of opposition leaders attended the back-to-back swearing-in ceremonies of Ashok Gehlot, Kamal Nath as chief ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh respectively, today. While Congress president Rahul Gandhi is attending all the three events, including the one in Chhattisgarh for chief minister designate Bhupesh Baghel, other prominent opposition leaders who attend the events. Chhattisgarh chief minister designate Bhupesh Baghel was sworn-in, after the ceremony had been delayed due to rainfall in capital Raipur. Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh and senior Congress leader Motilal Vohra attended the swearing-in of Bhupesh Baghel.

The leaders include former prime minister HD Devegowda and Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu also attended the events along with Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav.

However, three prominent opposition leaders - Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati - are among those conspicuous in their absence from the three grand events.

Here are the highlights on the swearing-in ceremonies of the chief ministers of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh:

Dec 17, 2018 22:38 (IST)
Farm loan waiver be implemented within 10 days, as Congress president Rahul Gandhi had announced, says Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, quoted by news agency ANI. Minimum Support Price or MSP for maize will be increased to Rs 2,500 from Rs 1,700 per quintal, according to ANI. These two decisions were taken today, he said.
Dec 17, 2018 21:05 (IST)
TS Singh Deo and Tamradhwaj Sahu, both contenders for the post of Chhattisgarh chief minister, were also sworn in as ministers.


Dec 17, 2018 20:44 (IST)
Read Here: CM Of Madhya Pradesh: At Kamal Nath's Oath, Predecessor Shivraj Singh Chouhan Wins Hearts
The oath ceremony of Kamal Nath presented a glimpse of rare courtesy and grace in politics as BJP's Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the three-time Chief Minister of the state, took an active part in the event to pass the baton to his Congress successor. Invited on stage, the 59 year-old, who had been fondly called "Mama" by the people of the state, was photographed with his successor and Jyotiraditya Scindia, their linked arms raised in jubilation.
Dec 17, 2018 18:52 (IST)

Dec 17, 2018 18:35 (IST)
Bhupesh Baghel takes oath as the next Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

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Dec 17, 2018 18:23 (IST)

Dec 17, 2018 18:22 (IST)
CM Of Chhattisgarh: Bhupesh Baghel is being sworn-in as Chhattisgarh chief minister

Bhupesh Baghel is being sworn-in as Chhattisgarh chief minister

Dec 17, 2018 18:17 (IST)
Watch: Chhattisgarh chief minister designate Bhupesh Baghel sworn-in

Dec 17, 2018 18:16 (IST)
Read Here: Rahul Gandhi Never Insisted On Being Prime Minister: Kamal Nath On Chary Allies
Kamal Nath said Mamata Banerjee and Mayawati had "genuine reasons" for not making it to his oath ceremony for Madhya Pradesh chief minister.
Dec 17, 2018 18:14 (IST)
Read Here: Rahul Gandhi, Opposition Leaders On Gathbandhan Travels For Oath Events
Rahul Gandhi sat in the front seat - with former prime minister Manmohan Singh - as he travelled with a busload of opposition leaders to three oath ceremonies.
Dec 17, 2018 17:58 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh CM: "It doesn't bother you when you waive off loans of huge industrialists," says Kamal Nath

"I want to ask the banks and economists that when you waive off loans of huge industrialists, it doesn't bother you but when it's about farmers, then you get a stomach ache?" said Kamal Nath.

Dec 17, 2018 17:57 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh CM: Kamal Nath says "In many places, delivery systems are complete failures"

"In many places, delivery systems are complete failures no matter how good the policy is," says Kamal Nath, who was sworn-in as the Madhya Pradesh chief minister.
Dec 17, 2018 17:55 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh CM: Kamal Nath says corruption starts "in our village level"

Kamal Nath, in a press conference after being sworn-in as chief minister, said that he is "not going to spare a single officer who doesn't do the work they are supposed to."

"Corruption today starts in our village level. We have to fix that," he said.

"Madhya Pradesh has voted for change. We have to live up to it," he added.
Dec 17, 2018 17:52 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh CM: "I am the cabinet today," says Kamal Nath

Kamal Nath, during a press conference, says that farm loans worth Rs two lakh have been waived, as promised. He said, "I am the Cabinet today, there is no other minister." Mr Nath's cabinet is yet to be sworn in.

"We need to enhance economic activity. People should have a chance to establish their own business," he said.
Dec 17, 2018 17:40 (IST)
CM Of Chhattisgarh: Swearing-in ceremony of chied minister designate Bhupesh Baghel delayed, venue changed

Incessant rain in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur since Monday morning has led to a change in the venue of the swearing-in ceremony of the new chief minister, an official said, according to news agency Press Trust of India.

The oath taking ceremony of Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel as the new chief minister has been shifted from the Science College grounds to Balbeer Juneja Indoor Stadium in Raipur's Budhatalab area in view of rainfall, the official told PTI.

Arrangements are being made for the programme at the new venue, he said.

According to the weather department, cyclone Pethai has affected the weather of Chhattisgarh and that has resulted in rainfall in the capital.

"In view of cyclonic storm 'Pethai' over Bay of Bengal off Andhra coast, light rainfall over Raipur is likely to continue till Monday evening. There is forecast of light rainfall over the state capital during the next 24 hours," said Prakash Khare, Director, Meteorological Centre, Raipur.

Dec 17, 2018 17:29 (IST)
Rahul Gandhi tweets on Madhya Pradesh farm loan waiver

"CM, Madhya Pradesh, waives farm loans," Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet. "1 done. 2 to go," he added in the tweet.
Dec 17, 2018 17:27 (IST)
Read Here: CM Of Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath Waives Farm Loans, Hours After Taking Oath
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has waived off the loans for farmers in his state, two hours after he took oath as the chief minister. The promise of farm loan waiver was made by the Congress during the election campaign in Madhya Pradesh.
Dec 17, 2018 17:24 (IST)
CM Of Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath signs farm loan loan waiver of upto Rs 2 lakh

Kamal Nath's first decision as chief minister was to sign farm loan waivers worth Rs 2 lakh from nationalised/co-operative banks till March 31st. He took the decision within the first few hours of taking oath.
Dec 17, 2018 17:10 (IST)
Read Here: Deputy CM Of Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot Wears Traditional Turban While Taking Oath After 2014 Pledge
In a declaration that the Congress was back in the saddle, Rajasthan's new deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, who had pledged not to wear a turban till his party returns to power in the state, proudly sported a red bandhej safa on Monday.
Dec 17, 2018 16:59 (IST)
CM Of Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath signs farm loan waiver files after being sworn in as chief minister

Kamal Nath has, after being sworn-in as Madhya Pradesh chief minister, has signed documents for farm loan waivers in the state, according to news agency ANI.

The Congress had earlier promised farm loan waivers for all the three states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after it won the assembly elections in the states.




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