Scindia handed over steel portfolio, Irani to minority affairs as Naqvi, RCP resigns

Last Update: July 06, 2022, 22:48 IST

Cabinet minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has been given the charge of the steel ministry, in addition to his current portfolio.  file photo/twitter

Cabinet minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has been given the charge of the steel ministry, in addition to his current portfolio. file photo/twitter

Minority Affairs Minister Naqvi and Steel Minister Singh submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a day before the completion of the term of the Rajya Sabha.

President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignations of Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Ram Chandra Prasad Singh with immediate effect, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement on Wednesday.

Minority Affairs Minister Naqvi and Steel Minister Singh submitted their resignations to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Wednesday, a day before the completion of the term of the Rajya Sabha.

According to the Rashtrapati Bhavan statement, “…as advised by the Prime Minister, the President has directed that Smriti Zubin Irani, the Cabinet Minister, be given the charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, in addition to her existing portfolio. be handed over.”

Cabinet minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has been given the charge of the steel ministry, in addition to his current portfolio.

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