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- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigned from the post a day before his Rajya Sabha tenure as the term of the MP is about to end.
- It is understood that PM Modi had praised the work of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi during the cabinet meeting.
- Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Naqvi is also the Deputy Leader of Rajya Sabha
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigns Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in the Modi government resigned as the Minister of Minority Affairs a day before his Rajya Sabha tenure as an MP ended. Reports say that he met PM Modi after resigning.
Meanwhile, according to sources, it has been learned that PM Modi appreciated the contribution made by Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Ram Chandra Prasad Singh for the country and the people during Wednesday’s cabinet meeting.
With his term as Rajya Sabha MP coming to an end on Thursday, Modi’s appreciation of his work is being seen as a sign that this was his last cabinet meeting.
Soon after the cabinet meeting, Naqvi met BJP President JP Nadda at the party headquarters.
Senior BJP leader Naqvi is also the Deputy Leader of Rajya Sabha. Singh is a minister in the Modi cabinet from JD(U) quota.
,With inputs from PTI,
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