Saurabh Thapliyal takes oath as new mayor of Doon
Dehradun’s newly elected mayor Saurabh Thapliyal along with all 100 municipal councillors took the oath of office on Friday in a formal ceremony held at the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) premises. He is the fourth consecutive mayor of Dehradun from the Bharatiya Janata Party. The oath was administered by Garhwal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey that marked the official commencement of their tenure.
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Urban Development minister Prem Chand Aggarwal and cabinet minister Saurabh Bahuguna, among others were also present on the occassion. After being sworn into office, Thapliyal administered the oath to all newly elected councillors. Several supporters of the mayor and councillors who had gathered outside the premises raised slogans praising their respective elected candidate.
