AAP MLA Kapil Mishra sworn-in as Delhi law minister

New Delhi: First-time MLA Kapil Mishra was on Monday sworn-in as a Cabinet minister in the Delhi government and given charge of the Law Department. Known as a loyalist of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, 34-year-old Mishra replaces Jitender Singh Tomar who had resigned from the post last week following his arrest on charge of possessing fake degrees. [caption id=“attachment_2297090” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Lt Governor Najeeb Jung greets Kapil Mishra after he was sworn-in as Delhi Law Minister. PTI[/caption] Mishra, MLA from Karawal Nagar, was administered oath of office and secrecy by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung at a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. Kejriwal, his cabinet colleagues and top officials of Delhi government were present on the occasion. Mishra’s name was also doing rounds for a ministerial berth when AAP won a landslide victory in February. However, he was made the vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board. Known as a Kejriwal loyalist, Mishra has been associated with him since the India Against Corruption (IAC) days. When Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan upped their ante against the party leadership, he took a lead in starting a signature campaign urging all MLAs to back Kejriwal. Mishra, a former activist with an international organisation, won from Karawal Nagar by a margin of over 44,000 votes and took oath in Sanskrit in the Delhi Assembly. PTI