Chavan says highly honoured and humbled in taking over as 17th Maharashtra CM
New Delhi: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs, Prithviraj Chavan, on Wednesday said that he was humbled and honoured to be asked by Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take charge as the 17th chief minister of Maharashtra.
"This morning, Mr. A.K. Anthony informed me that the Congress president has chosen
me to lead Maharashtra . I requested the prime minister to relieve me from the
responsibilities of the union government and he has blessed me," Chavan told reporters
here. He said he was "highly honoured and humbled" by the fact that the Congress
leadership and the MLAs of Maharashtra had called upon him "to undertake the responsibility
of heading the government of Maharashtra at this important juncture". "I seek
the cooperation and support of all and I promise that I will do my best to give
leadership to the state, an eminent state in the country," Chavan said, adding
that he would be leaving for Mumbai by Wednesday evening.
