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Saini took oath as the chief minister of Haryana for the second time on Thursday in Panchkula in a ceremony in the presence of galaxy of leaders from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and chief ministers of several NDA-ruled states.
Nayab Singh Saini
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 17) refused to stay the oath taking ceremony of the Nayab Singh Saini-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana and warned the petitioner of imposing costs for filing such a plea.
The plea seeking to stay the oath taking ceremony was mentioned for urgent hearing before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra at the start of the proceedings on Thursday.
Petition was mentioned before CJI-headed bench for urgent hearing
The petition, which sought a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct re-poll in Haryana’s 20 assembly seats, was mentioned before the bench before the start of the oath taking ceremony of the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in Haryana.
How can we restrain elected government from taking oath, apex court asked petitioner
“Do you want us to stall the oath taking of an elected government? We are putting you on guard. We will impose costs. Circulate the papers. We will see,” CJI Chandrachud told the petitioner when the plea was mentioned for urgent hearing and asked “How can we restrain the elected government from taking oath.”
Saini took oath as chief minister of Haryana for the second time on Thursday
Saini took oath as the chief minister of Haryana for the second time on Thursday in Panchkula in a ceremony in the presence of galaxy of leaders from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and chief ministers of several NDA-ruled states. He was administered the oath of office by Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya.
The BJP won 48 seats in the 90-member Haryana assembly and secured an unprecedented third term for the party defying the exit poll predictions, which predicted a Congress win in the state. Saini was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party on Wednesday in a meeting held at the party office in Panchkula.
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