Atishi takes charge as Delhi CM echoing Ramayan’s symbolism [Video]

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi took charge as the Delhi Chief Minister on Monday while drawing Lord Ram and Bharat’s analogy and also her ‘personal agony’ over the transition.

Addressing a press conference, she pointed to the empty chair and said that this will remain vacant till Kejriwal returns to power.

The symbolism draws inspiration from the Hindu epic Ramayana, where Bharat refused to sit on the throne vacated by Lord Ram to demonstrate his deep love and affection.

“I have the same pain as Ramayana’s Bharat had. Just as Bharat ruled by keeping Lord Ram’s wooden sandals, I will take charge as the Chief Minister with an empty chair for the next four months,” Atishi said after assuming charge as Chief Minister at the Secretariat.

Atishi explained that her appointment was temporary and symbolic.

“For the last 2 years, the BJP has left no stone unturned in throwing muck on Arvind Kejriwal. He was put in jail for 6 months. He said that he …