Arvind Kejriwal sings message of brotherhood, harmony at his oath-taking ceremony ;

Arvind Kejriwal's CabinetAAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday concluded his fiery speech after taking oath as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi with the Hindi song "Insaan ka insaan se ho bhaichaara", seeking to drive home the message of universal brotherhood and harmony. 

Kejriwal had sung the same song from the 1959 film "Paigham" during his last swearing-in ceremony in 2013. Thousands present at the ceremony joined the newly sworn-in Chief Minister in singing the Manna Dey song.
The oath-taking ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan was packed with huge crowd. The historic Ramlila Maidan was the venue of his last swearing-in and also the anti-graft protest over three years ago.
As nearly 50,000 jubiliant supporters watched on a sunny afternoon in the national capital, the AAP leader, despite running a high fever, was administered the oath of office by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung. AAP's second-in-command Manish Sisodia was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister.

 

 

Beginning his speech with the revolutionary slogan, "Inquilab zindabad," Kejriwal said, "I remember, during the Anna (Hazare) agitation we asked for a corruption-free India. Even our opposition agreed that during our 49 days rule, we were able to end corruption in Delhi."

"Now, we are much more confident. We will make Delhi India's first corruption free state," Kejriwal said to a thunderous applause. "We want to stop this VIP culture. Do you like it when a minister is travelling and roads are blocked and traffic jammed for an hour?" he asked.
"I came to know in European countries, prime ministers are seen standing at bus stops. We need such type of culture. It will take time. But we will do it," Kejriwal, who led his party's comeback to power with an unprecedented 67 MLAs in the 70-member Delhi Assembly, said.
The other five ministers sworn-in on Saturday were Asim Ahmed Khan, Satyendra Jain, Jitendra Tomar, Gopal Rai and Sandeep Kumar. The announcement of the Cabinet was slammed on Twitter for not including any woman, unlike Kejriwal's first Cabinet with Rakhi Bidlan as a minister.