Delhi CM Atishi visits Hanuman temple at Connaught Place, day after taking charge

New Delhi: A day after taking charge as Delhi chief minister, Atishi on Tuesday visited the Hanuman temple at Connaught Place, and prayed for his blessings to continue working for the people and restore Arvind Kejriwal to the CM's chair after Assembly polls.

Lord Hanuman has been protecting AAP, its government in Delhi, and Kejriwal from the attacks of "enemies" for the past two years, she said while talking to reporters after visiting the temple.

"I sought blessings of Lord Hanuman, who has protected us in all the crises, to continue working for Delhi people and bring back Arvind Kejriwal as chief minister in the elections," she said.

After coming out of Tihar jail, Arvind Kejriwal recently resigned as Delhi chief minister amid corruption allegations, saying he will not hold the post again unless the people give him a "certificate of honesty" by voting for AAP in the February polls.

Atishi took charge as chief minister on Monday, saying she will run the Delhi government in Kejriwal's absence like Bharat ruled, placing his elder brother Lord Ram's 'khadaun' (wooden slippers) on Ayodhya's throne.

Kejriwal's chair will await him at the Chief Minister's Office, she said, choosing to sit on a different chair instead of that used by her predecessor.