SISODIA, FIVE OTHERS TAKE OATH AS MINS
AAP leader Manish Sisodia along with five other party leaders on Sunday took oath as ministers of the Delhi government cabinet at Ramlila Maidan here, after the party managed to secure a landslide victory in Assembly polls.
Sisodia, Satyender Jain, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gehlot, Imran Hussain, and Rajendra Gautama were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
Before them, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal took oath as Delhi Chief Minister for the third consecutive time.
No woman leader was included in the new Kejriwal’s cabinet, despite the fact that 8 female candidates from the party emerged victorious in Delhi polls.
Winning 62 seats by cashing in on the plank of development, AAP nearly repeated its 2015 performance, sweeping the Assembly polls in the face of a high-voltage campaign by the BJP, which had fielded a battery of Union Ministers and Chief Ministers in its electioneering.
Let us have a look at the education qualifications of Kejriwal’s
ministers.
1. Manish Sisodia: Holding a diploma in journalism, the journalist-turned-politician has been with Kejriwal since 2006. The two also did social work together.
2. Satyendar Kumar Jain: A graduate from the Indian Institute of Architects, he was a CPWD official. He quit job to set up an architectural consultancy firm and later became a part of the 'India Against Corruption'.
3. Gopal Rai: A post-graduate in sociology from the Lucknow University, Rai began his political career with the All India Students Association (AISA), student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, at the Lucknow University in 1992.
4. Rajendra Pal Gautam: A law graduate from the Delhi University, Gautam practiced law before joining the AAP in 2014.
5. Kailash Gahlot: A Master of Laws, Gahlot was an advocate in the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court and has over 16 years of experience in legal practice.
6. Imran Hussain: A business studies graduate from the Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, he has been a social worker.