Mr Anand Minister in GNCTD…
On Thursday, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raaj Kumar Anand, administered oath as a minister in the Delhi government by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in a ceremony at Raj Niwas.
As per the information, Mr Anand took the oath in presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar.
According to the tweet "Administered the oath of office and secrecy to Raaj Kumar Anand as minister in GNCTD. I convey my best wishes to him and hope that he will work for the betterment of Delhi and its People," Mr Saxena tweeted after the oath ceremony.
Gautam who held charge of social welfare minister resigned last month from the post after he was embroiled in a controversy over his presence in a religious conversion programme.
As per the information,
less than a month after his predecessor — Rajendra Pal Gautam — had to resign following the controversy over his presence at an event, held in the Capital on October 5, where thousands of people purportedly converted to Buddhism while taking vows to denounce Hindu deities.
Following the controversy, Mr. Gautam had offered an apology stating that the event was an annual affair commemorating the day when Ambedkar converted to Buddhism with lakhs of Dalits on October 14, 1956, where he took the same 22 vows.
Asked about it, Mr. Anand said, “The issue of the 22 vows is a different thing. When we are talking about Ambedkar, we are talking about the Constitution and about India.” He said the 22 vows were “connected with Buddhism. And there are different sects of Buddhism too. It’s a long discussion.”
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