Delhi LG Saxena Suggests These Names to President for Appointment as Ministers

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 2nd March. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has recommended to President Droupadi Murmu the names of AAP MLAs Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj for appointment as Cabinet ministers.

Officials said that their appointment will be effective only after the resignations of Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain are accepted by the President.

Following the resignations of Sisodia and Jain, two Cabinet vacancies have arisen. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has recommended Atishi and Bharadwaj for appointment as Cabinet ministers to Saxena.

“LG upon receipt of recommendation by the Chief Minister on March 1, to appoint Atishi Marlena and Saurabh Bharadwaj as ministers, has recommended the same to the President on the same day. Since, at any given time there can be only six ministers in Delhi, their appointment will become effective only once the resignation of Manish Sisodia and Satyender Jain sent to the President, just a day before on February 28, is accepted,” said a Raj Niwas official.