Amid a noisy walkout by the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister AK Singh clarified in the state assembly on Tuesday that the state plans to develop its power department under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
The verbal sparring between the ruling Congress and opposition BRS turned ugly after Forest Minister Konda Surekha made a personal attack on BRS working president KT Rama Rao which not only bordered on character assassination but also dragged the name of a prominent South Indian star through the mud.
Ahlawat, a surprise name in the cabinet, will take oath on September 21 along with other familiar faces, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kailash Gehlot, Imran Hussain, and Gopal Rai.
Dr Shashi Panja, minister of women and child development and social welfare and Trinamul Congress spokesperson today lambasted the BJP for using the R G Kar tragedy for political gains.
Shreshtha's father, Aabhas Satpathi, an AGM at SBI, expressed anguish over the lenient treatment of the accused. "This is a travesty of justice. My daughter is gone forever, and the person responsible for her death was released within half an hour," he said.
As a result of this technical issue, Chhattisgarh Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary missed his scheduled arrival in Raipur from Delhi for the Cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.
Shortly after, Rawat realised that he had taken oath as a minister of state. He pointed it out to Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav.
Kelu replaces K Radhakrishnan stepped down on Tuesday as Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Parliamentary Affairs and Devaswom, after being elected to the Lok Sabha from Alathur constituency.
"Bharat is the only country, where prices of petrol and diesel over a representative period have come down in the case of petrol by about 2 per cent or so and diesel by a little per cent instead of going up,” the Union Minister said.
KCBC spokesperson Father Jacob Palackappilly on Monday said that the remarks made against the Bishops who had participated in the Christmas get-together in New Delhi were unbecoming of a Minister.
