Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today took oath as an MLA on the first day of the new assembly. ProTeam Speaker Chandra Mohan Patowary administered the oath to Sarma for the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly. “Truly humbled to take oath as a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for the 6th consecutive term as a representative of the people of Jalukbari,” Sarma said. “It is an honour to serve in this august House. I look forward to healthy deliberations with my fellow MLAs,” he added. Sarma took his oath in the Assamese language. Patowary said, “All the members can take an oath in any recognized language they wish to. They can submit their oath copies to the assembly office.” After the CM, the other MLAs have started taking oath in different languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Bodo and Sanskrit.
