Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Kapil Mishra was today named as the new Law Minister replacing Jitender Singh Tomar who had resigned from the post last night following his arrest on charge of possessing fake degrees.
I had a meeting with Arvind ji (Kejriwal) and have been informed about the development (of appointment as the law minister).
—Kapil Mishra, Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman.
Other names which were discussed were Chandani Chowk MLA Alka Lamba, former law minister Somnath Bharti (Malviya Nagar) and Kailash Gahlot, legislator from Najafgarh.
34-year-old Mishra’s name was also doing rounds for a ministerial berth when AAP had won a landslide victory in February this year. 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.
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