Aam Aadmi Party leader (AAP) Atishi took charge as Delhi’s eighth Chief Minister, becoming the youngest leader to do so. While assuming her post, she said that she will work as a caretaker CM, like “Bharat did for Ram in Ramayana”. Pointing towards an empty chair placed beside her, she added: “this is the Chief Minister’s seat and it will remain empty till Kejriwal becomes CM again.” The BJP decried the move, asking Kejriwal if he will “run the government with a remote control”.

Meanwhile, a Delhi Court has extended AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s custody in the money laundering case linked to “illegal” recruitments in the Waqf board till October 7. On September 2, the ED arrested Khan, the Okhla MLA, in connection with the case. The case against Khan stems from two FIRs: one filed by the CBI concerning alleged irregularities in Waqf Board appointments, and another by the Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch regarding an alleged case of disproportionate assets.

In other news, the BJP’s Delhi unit will carry out a mega membership exercise on September 25 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of party ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, it said in a statement. The party’s national general secretary Vinod Tawde emphasised the importance of expanding party membership ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, slated to be held early next year, reported