Gujarat, in reshuffle of cabinet ministers holding independent charge in the state and advisory committees headed by state ministers BJP Top government sources said that based on the decision of senior party leaders, President CR Patil has been included in the advisory committee headed by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Indian Express.
Official sources said these advisory committees are meant to advise the ministers concerned on policy initiatives and changes in coordination with the party.
Patil, who is the Navsari MP, has been included in Rupani’s advisory committee as an “invited member” and replaces Devusinh Chauhan, who is now the Union Minister of State for Communications. Others appointed to Rupani’s advisory committee include BJP’s newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Chandra Anvadia.
Top sources in the Gujarat government confirmed the appointments. Patil was earlier part of the advisory committee headed by Revenue Minister Kaushik Patel, and will be replaced by Patan MP and BJP leader Bharatsinh Dabhi.
Of the 15 such advisory committees in existence, changes have also been made in the committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, in which BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Rambhai Mokaria has been included as an invited member.
Similarly, the names of BJP MLAs Devabhai Punjabbhai and Nimishaben Suthar have been added to the advisory committee headed by Forest Minister Ganpat Vasava.
Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani said that the advisory committees set up by the state government are there to deal with the issues faced by each department. “However, the members of these committees are hard to find. In the last four years, hardly any meeting has taken place,” Dhanani said, adding that Congress MLAs and Rajya Sabha MPs are also usually included in these committees.
BJP sources said that earlier the party was also represented in the form of MPs in these advisory committees. A BJP leader on condition of anonymity said, “It helps the party and the government to stay in sync.
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