Kejriwal to be sworn-in at 2 pm on Saturday

February 13, 2015 14:29

Delhi's chief minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal, who led his party to a historic win in the assembly polls, will take oath at Ramlila Maidan at 2 pm tomorrow.

The preparations at Ramlila Maidan for Kejriwal's swearing-in ceremony are underway. Seating arrangements for nearly 40,000 people have been made. Security has also been beefed up in and around the venue along with the installation of 40 CCTV cameras.

It is being reported that the first Cabinet meeting will take place at 4.30 pm at the Delhi Secretariat on Saturday.

Meanwhile, PTI reports that Kejriwal is still down with fever."He has been down with fever for the last four days. "Even today, it was difficult for him to sit, so we had to cancel all the scheduled meetings," an AAP leader said.

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