New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Atishi, skipped the swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, held at Ramlila Maidan on Thursday.
As an ex-CM of Delhi, Atishi was officially invited to the oath ceremony.
Delhi BJP's general secretary Visshnu Mittal, in a post on X, highlighted an empty chair reserved for Atishi during the event and said, "A chair remained empty for former Delhi CM Atishi Marlena (@AtishiAAP) – does her absence from the oath-taking ceremony signal disagreement with the democratic mandate?"
"Why is it so difficult to respect the people's verdict even after being in power for ten years?
The people chose change, but the attitude of the previous government is clear – evading responsibility and being consumed by arrogance!" Mittal added further.
BJP's Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi's chief minister in a grand show of strength that marks the party's return to power in the city after more than 26 years.
Gupta is the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit and Atishi.
Along with Gupta, Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra, Ravinder Indraj Singh, and Pankaj Singh were also administered the oath of office by Lt Governor V K Saxena.
The ceremony at the historic Ramlila Ground was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the top BJP brass and NDA chief ministers. Gupta is Delhi’s fourth woman chief minister. The 50-year-old MLA from Shalimar Bagh is also the only woman in the NDA team of chief ministers.
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