Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Tuesday, in the presence of Chief minister Punjab Mr. Charanjit Singh Channi, assumed the charge as Cabinet Minister at Punjab Civil Secretariat-1, Chandigarh. He has been allotted the departments Food and Civil Supplies, Consumers affairs. "Under the visionary leadership of the Punjab Chief Minister S. Charanjit Singh Channi, I will continue to work tirelessly to take Punjab to new heights of development", said Mr. Ashu.