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Apang Ministry sworn in

By Barun Das Gupta

The Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Gegong Apang, after taking the oath of office at the Raj Bhavan in Itanagar on Sunday. — Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar.

GUWAHATI Aug. 3. A 37-member United Democratic Front Ministry, headed by Gegong Apang, was sworn in by the Arunachal Pradesh Governor, V.C. Pandey, at Itanagar today. The newly-formed UDF has 42 MLAs.

Besides Mr. Apang, there are 33 Cabinet Ministers and three Ministers of State. Kameng Dolo has been named Deputy Chief Minister.

Mukut Mithi, Congress Chief Minister, resigned after he lost the confidence vote in the Legislative Assembly last night by voice vote.

Mr. Apang comes back as Chief Minister after three and a half years. Several of his Ministerial colleagues in the new Cabinet had earlier been either expelled from the Congress or arrested under the Arunachal Pradesh Control of Organised Crimes Act (APCOCA) for alleged involvement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah).

PTI reports:

There are eight new faces in the Apang Ministry — six Cabinet and two Ministers of State — including the lone woman minister, Mekap Dolo, wife of the Deputy Chief Minister.

Speaking to newsmen after the swearing-in ceremony, Mr. Apang said portfolios would be distributed later. Mr. Mithi did not attend the ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, though some of his supporters did.

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