Delhi CM-designate Rekha Gupta has pledged to hold corrupt individuals accountable as she prepares to take the oath of office today, February 20. While issuing a stern warning, she asserted, “Anyone who has been corrupt will have to give an account of each and every rupee.”
The CM designate will be sworn in as Chief Minister at a ceremony in Ramlila Maidan in the national capital today at 12.35 PM.
Ahead of taking the oath, she spoke to reporters and called her appointment a miracle. “It is a miracle, it is a new motivation and a new chapter. If I can be the CM, this means ways are open for all women. Anyone who has been corrupt will have to give an account of each and every rupee.”
When asked if would stay in the ‘Sheesh Mahal’ after the oath ceremony, Delhi CM designate said, “Nahi, Nahi…”
Who are the other ministers who will take oath today?
Apart from Rekha Gupta, the other ministers who will take the oath as ministers in the swearing-in ceremony are Parvesh Sahib Singh, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra, and Pankaj Kumar Singh.
On February 19, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Rekha Gupta as the Chief Minister of Delhi. In the Delhi Assembly elections 2025, Gupta won the Shalimar Bagh seat with 68,200 votes, defeating Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Bandana Kumari by 29,595 votes.
After being announced as Delhi CM-designate, she said, “I want to thank PM Modi, BJP high command, and the people of Delhi for giving me this opportunity. After 27 years, a new chapter is beginning. It is a moment of pride for the women in the country. We have staked a claim to form the government. Fulfilling each and every commitment of the BJP is the ultimate goal of my life.”
Only woman to be chief minister among all NDA-ruled states
Rekha Gupta is set to become the only woman to be the chief minister among all NDA-ruled states in the country. Not only this, she will be the only second woman after Mamata Banerjee to be a chief minister of any state in the country currently.
