India, April 22 -- The first non-Congress Ministry in India was installed in Patiala and the East Punjab States Union today when a four-man Ministry headed by Sardar Gian Singh Rarewala, leader of the United Front, was sworn in by the Rajpramukh at Motibagh Palace this afternoon.
Besides Mr. Rarewala, the other Ministers sworn in were Sardar Bhupinder Singh Mann, a former member of Parliament, and two Jat members of the Hindi-speaking area of P.E.P.S.U.- Chaudhri Ram Singh and Chaudhri Attar Singh.
The Legislative Assembly has been adjourned till May 5 to enable the new Ministry to frame its policy.
The swearing-in ceremony, which was originally scheduled to be held at 8-30 a.m., could not materialize till 1-15 p.m. as some changes in ...
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