PM Modi skips Kejriwal's swearing-in

February 16, 2020 10:47

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seven Lok Sabha MPs from Delhi and eight newly elected BJP MLAs to his swearing-in ceremony on Sunday for his third term as Delhi's Chief Minister.

The PM, however, is scheduled to visit his constituency Varanasi today to inaugurate various projects and is likely to not attend the swearing-in.

Kejriwal's third oath ceremony after a landslide victory in Delhi will feature no chief minister or political leaders from other states, the AAP said on Thursday.

The 51-year-old will be sworn in at Ramlila Maidan in the heart of Delhi, three days after AAP's sweep in the Delhi election with 62 of 70 assembly seats.

AAP has invited "everyone in Delhi" to the ceremony, Kejriwal's number two in the party, Manish Sisodia, had said yesterday.

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