Pushkar Singh Dhami sworn in as 11th Uttarakhand CM
Dehradun, Jul 4: Pushkar Singh Dhami was sworn in as the 11th chief minister of Uttarakhand here on Sunday.
The oath of office was administered on Dhami by Governor Baby Rani Maurya at a simple function held on the lawns of the Raj Bhawan in the presence of a host of MPs, MLAs and functionaries of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and senior government officials.
At 45, Dhami takes over as the youngest chief minister of Uttarakhand.
A two-time MLA from Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district, Dhami replaces Tirath Singh Rawat, who resigned on Friday.
Dhami was elected as the Uttarakhand BJP legislature party leader on Saturday.
He is considered to be close to Maharashtra Governor and former Uttarakhand chief minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari, who is also his political mentor.
Dhami takes over the reins of power at a time when Uttarakhand has just a few months to go for the Assembly polls, which are due early next year.
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Modi is 'master of lies' and exploits people emotionally: CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 'master of lies' and alleged he did not fulfill any of the promises he made.
He claimed that people had realised that Modi spoke lies and exploits them emotionally.
Reacting to the Prime Minister's statement that the opposition wanted to bury him, Siddaramaiah said no one wants to make his graveyard. Instead, they are opposing him politically.
"He (Modi) had been the Prime Minister for the past 10 years. He did nothing for the poor. In addition to it, there are allegations that he is a 'master of lies' (Sullina Sardara) because he did not fulfill any of the promises he made," the Chief Minister told reporters here.
Other than defeating the Prime Minister, no one wants to build his graveyard, he explained.
Prime Minister Modi on Friday said at Nandurbar in Maharashtra that some in the opposition want to bury him alive and claimed the people of the country were his security shield and they won't let any harm come to him.
Siddaramaiah said the opposition will always wish to defeat him politically because the country did not develop under him and the condition of the poor has not improved.
"The PM is desperate. He is scared of defeat. Out of fear and desperation, he is talking gibberish," the Chief Minister said.
Siddaramaiah said the people have understood the Prime Minister and claimed that he has been exposed.
"People have understood that he (Modi) is lying to them and is talking in an emotional manner. People know that he is trying to exploit them emotionally. People won't vote after knowing this," the Chief Minister said.
He said those who have gone up will have to come down.
