Smriti Irani Gets Additional Charge As 2 Ministers Resign: A day before their terms in the Rajya Sabha ended, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and RCP Singh announced their resignations from the Union Cabinet on Wednesday. The contributions they made while serving as Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged ministers.
The Minority Affairs and Steel ministries, held by Mr. Naqvi and Mr. Singh, respectively, were redistributed in response to President Ram Nath Kovind accepting their resignations.
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Smriti Irani, the minister for women and children’s development, has been given extra responsibility for the ministry of minorities. In contrast, Jyotiraditya Scindia, the minister for civil aviation, has been given additional responsibility for the ministry of steel.
There won’t be a Muslim face in the Union Council of Ministers or among the 395 lawmakers who make up the BJP after Mr. Naqvi’s resignation on Wednesday and the conclusion of his tenure in the Rajya Sabha the following day.
On his birthday, one year after being appointed to the Union Cabinet from his party’s quota, R C P Singh, a former bureaucrat and JD(U) politician, announced his resignation.
