Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday assumed
the charge of his office in CMO at the Punjab Civil Secretariat this afternoon
after taking oath at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Shaheed-e-Azam in
the day earlier.
Punjab’s 28th Chief Minister entered the secretariat
premises in the atmosphere of festivity prevailed at the Secretariat with
rousing welcome by the employees standing around and in balconies. The Chief Minister took guard of honour from
the 82nd Battalion of the Punjab Police at the Civil Secretariat.
The Chief Secretary Anirudh Tewari and DGP Punjab VK
Bhawra along with senior IAS officers welcomed the Chief Minister by presenting
bouquets.
Soon after taking the charge of his office, Bhagwant Mann
in a short but clear message to the officers and employees present on the
occasion said that the people of the state have given a historic mandate and
his government would work for pro-people policies. The Chief Minister also
assured the officers and employees would work in tandem for the betterment of
the lives of the people.