Chandigarh, September 26
Amid last-minute pulls and pressures, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s new Cabinet was sworn-in by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Punjab Raj Bhavan here on Sunday.
While 15 ministers took oath today, CM Channi and Deputy CM Sukhjinder Randhawa and OP Soni were sworn in last week.
Brahm Mohindra was the first one to take oath, followed by Manpreet Badal.
Despite pressure from party MLAs against Rana Gurjit Singh, the former Irrigation minister and three-time MLA was reinducted.
Four-time MLA from Nabha Randeep Nabha replaced Fatehgarh Sahib MLA Kuljit Nagra at the last hour.
Among those sworn are seven new faces, including two-time MLA Amarinder Singh Raja Warring from Gidderbaha, three-time MLA from Amritsar Raj Kumar Verka, three-time MLA from Urmar Sangat Singh Gilzian, former minister and two-time MLA from Jalandhar Cantt Pargat Singh, four-time MLA from Nabha Randeep Nabha, two-time MLA from Khanna Gurkirat Kotli, besides reinduction of former Irrigation minister and three-time MLA from Kapurthala Rana Gurjit Singh.
Among the former ministers are Brahm Mohindra, Manpreet Badal, Sukhbinder Sarkaria, Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Vijay Inder Singla, Aruna Chaudhary, Razia Sultana and Bharat Bhushan Ashu.
Among the former ministers dropped are Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Sunder Shyam Arora, Rana Gurmeet Sodhi, Balbir Singh Sidhu and Gurpreet Kangar.
