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Janardhan Dwivedi, Congress Spokesperson
Reshuffle is to make the Govt function; everything cannot be only for election.
One of the allies left us and many situations were prevailing
It is a big change; when a changes takes place and that is done to make Govt function properly so that all sections of society get representation.
I think it is a positive change and results will show up. New faces have come up and are taking new responsibilities. The new generation should get more responsibilities and we keep repeating that.
Reshuffle is to make the Govt function; everything cannot be only for election.
One of the allies left us and many situations were prevailing
It is a big change; when a changes takes place and that is done to make Govt function properly so that all sections of society get representation.
I think it is a positive change and results will show up. New faces have come up and are taking new responsibilities. The new generation should get more responsibilities and we keep repeating that.
Pawan Bansal to NDTV on getting Railways
It would be my endeavor to see that all states get their due as far as railways is concerned. It should benefit people all over the country. The priority is also to see that safety and cleanliness standards are improved
Priority is to improve the health of railways - both physical and financial health. We have to see where we can cut on expenditure , where we can reduce fares also so that ultimately people are served.
Ajay Maken (on whether he could return to Delhi politics)
This is for the High Command to decide. I have a portfolio (Housing & Urban poverty alleviation) through which I can work for Delhi.
This is for the High Command to decide. I have a portfolio (Housing & Urban poverty alleviation) through which I can work for Delhi.
Arvind Kejriwal tweets: Reshuffle exposes this govt. Corrupt are not just protected but also rewarded.
PM tweets: "The road ahead is full of challenges. But this is a team, which I hope will be able to meet those challenges."
A reshuffle in the Congress too with 'bigger role' for Rahul Gandhi? With the cabinet reshuffle out of the way, the next big one is going to the expected reorganisation of the Congress party. Speaking to NDTV after the reshuffle today, Congress president said that the internal changes will "come soon" but didn't put an exact date on it.
PM reallocates portfolios:
- Harish Rawat made Water Resources Minister; Chandresh Kumari is the new Culture Minister.
- Veerappa Moily moved to Petroleum Ministry from Corporate Affairs
- Sachin Pilot made Minister of State in Corporate Affairs (Independent charge)
- Dinsha Patel promoted as Cabinet Minister in Mines Ministry, Pallam Raju upgraded and made HRD Minister.
- Kamal Nath gets additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs
- Jyotiraditya Scindia made Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power.
- Salman Khurshid new Minister for External Affairs
- Pawan Kumar Bansal will be the new Railways Minister
Shashi Tharoor to NDTV
- I am very honored to be given the chance.
- Our government is committed to delivering. The time we have is less but we will deliver.
- It's an important portfolio (HRD) as we have many young people in the country. We have to help them realise their aspirations.
- The controversies were created more by the media , the whole IPL issue behind me for several years now
In Pics: The New Cabinet With an eye firmly on 2014, the Manmohan Singh government has undertaken as a major cabinet reshuffle. New and young faces, especially, feature prominently in the rejig with several of them getting an elevation.This is Manmohan Singh's third major reshuffle in this term.
Cabinet reshuffle: Excited new minister forgot to sign papers Porika Naik Balram rushed to greet President Pranab Mukherjee and others present after his oath-taking, and in his joy almost forgot to sign his name after being sworn in at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Cabinet reshuffle: Shashi Tharoor is back in the governmentShashi Tharoor, former minister of state for external affairs, on Sunday made a comeback to the union council of ministers after two and a half years.
Disappointed Rahul Gandhi hasn't joined government, says Prime Minister The Prime Minister today said he expects today's major revamp of his cabinet to be the last for his government. Dr Manmohan Singh said that he is disappointed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has again refused to join the cabinet. The PM said Mr Gandhi is preoccupied with "party affairs" ahead of the general elections in 2014.
In Salman Khurshid's big promotion, Congress signals it's the boss
India's new Foreign Affairs Minister, 59-year-old Salman Khurshid, is on familiar ground. He was the junior minister for External Affairs from 1993 to 1996. His father, Khurshed Alam Khan, has also served as Foreign Affairs Minister in the past.
India's new Foreign Affairs Minister, 59-year-old Salman Khurshid, is on familiar ground. He was the junior minister for External Affairs from 1993 to 1996. His father, Khurshed Alam Khan, has also served as Foreign Affairs Minister in the past.
India's new broadcasting minister, Manish Tewari Manish Tewari, Congress spokesperson, was sworn in as Minister of State with independent charge.
PM to NDTV: Disappointed Rahul Gandhi hasn't joined the government; he's preoccupied, wants to strengthen the party
PM to NDTV: This is the last reshuffle before the elections in 2014. Tried to convinve Rahul Gandhi, but he preferred a role within the party
Road to 2014: The Big Cabinet Reshuffle
For those of you just joining in , here is a ten-point cheat-sheet of the latest developments in today's big cabinet reshuffle.
For those of you just joining in , here is a ten-point cheat-sheet of the latest developments in today's big cabinet reshuffle.
Of the seven new ministers sworn in with cabinet rank Sunday, only two are new faces, while the rest, including Ajay Maken and M.M. Pallam Raju, have been elevated from minister of state rank.
The new faces in the union cabinet are former deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha K. Rehman Khan, who is from Karnataka, and Chandreswari Kumari Katoch, who hails from Himachal Pradesh but who has been elected to the Lok Sabha from Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
The other elevated cabinet-rank ministers are: Dinsha Patel, Harish Rawat and Ashwani Kumar.
The new faces in the union cabinet are former deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha K. Rehman Khan, who is from Karnataka, and Chandreswari Kumari Katoch, who hails from Himachal Pradesh but who has been elected to the Lok Sabha from Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
The other elevated cabinet-rank ministers are: Dinsha Patel, Harish Rawat and Ashwani Kumar.
Deepa Dasmunshi sworn in; she is likely to be MoS Culture
NCP's Tariq Anwar sworn in, likely to be MoS Agriculture. NCP chief Sharad Pawar is Union Agriculture Minister.
Ranee Narah sworn in as a Minister of State. She is one of the faces from the North East in this reshuffle and represents the Lakhimpur constituency in Assam.
K Chiranjeevi sworn in, likely to get Tourism Ministry
Manish Tewari sworn in, to be MoS I&B (independent charge)
Shashi Tharoor sworn in, likely to be MoS HRD.
Ashwani Kumar, Harish Rawat and Chandresh Kumari Katoch sworn-in as cabinet ministers.
Chandresh Kumari Katoch represents Jodhpur in the 15th Lok Sabha. She married into the royal family of Kangra and has been a member of the Himachal Legislative assembly and a minister in the state government there.
Chandresh Kumari Katoch represents Jodhpur in the 15th Lok Sabha. She married into the royal family of Kangra and has been a member of the Himachal Legislative assembly and a minister in the state government there.
MoS Defence M Pallam Raju sworn in as Cabinet Minister. He will get charge of the Ministry for Human Resource Development.
Dinshaw Patel and Ajay Maken administered the oath of office and secrecy. Maken will be Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs, Poverty Alleviation.
K Rehman Khan sworn in as Cabinet Minister by President Pranab Mukherjee.
LIST OF MINISTERS TO BE SWORN-IN
Cabinet :
1- K Rahman Khan
2- Dinshaw Patel
3- Ajay Maken
4- Pallam Raju
5- Ashwini Kumar
6- Harish Rawat
7- Chandresh Kumari Katoch
MOS-Independent Charge:
1- Manish Tewari
2- K Chiranjeevi
MOS:
1 - Shashi Tharoor
2- Kodi Kunil Suresh
3- Tariq Anwar
4- K Jayasurya Prakash Reddy
5- Ranee Narah
6- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhry
7- A H Khan Chowdhry
8- S Satyanarayana
9- Ninong Ering
10- Deepa Dasmunshi
11- Porika Balram Naik
12- Dr Smt Krupa Ravi Killi
13- Lalchand Kataria.
Cabinet :
1- K Rahman Khan
2- Dinshaw Patel
3- Ajay Maken
4- Pallam Raju
5- Ashwini Kumar
6- Harish Rawat
7- Chandresh Kumari Katoch
MOS-Independent Charge:
1- Manish Tewari
2- K Chiranjeevi
MOS:
1 - Shashi Tharoor
2- Kodi Kunil Suresh
3- Tariq Anwar
4- K Jayasurya Prakash Reddy
5- Ranee Narah
6- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhry
7- A H Khan Chowdhry
8- S Satyanarayana
9- Ninong Ering
10- Deepa Dasmunshi
11- Porika Balram Naik
12- Dr Smt Krupa Ravi Killi
13- Lalchand Kataria.
K Rehman Khan, Senior Congress leader from Karnataka who will be sworn-in today as a Cabinet Minister
I thank god and thank my leadership, the PM, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul gandhi, for giving me this opportunity. It is a recognition by the party and I am happy that responsibility is given to me. I will do to the best of my duties.
I thank god and thank my leadership, the PM, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul gandhi, for giving me this opportunity. It is a recognition by the party and I am happy that responsibility is given to me. I will do to the best of my duties.
Cabinet Reshuffle: Manish Tiwari to become Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.
Cabinet reshuffle: Khurshid gets External Affairs, Moily gets Petroleum from Jaipal Reddy
In what is being billed as its last reshuffle, the UPA today will swear in 22 ministers today, 10 of who are first-timers.
In what is being billed as its last reshuffle, the UPA today will swear in 22 ministers today, 10 of who are first-timers.
Cabinet reshuffle: Salman Khurshid to be Minister for External Affairs
Veerappa Moily to replace S Jaipal Reddy as Petroleum Minister. Jaipal Reddy to get Science and Technology.
MPs from Bengal who have been called for the swearing-in ceremony:
- Abu Hasem Khan Choudhary , MP from South Malda
- Deepa Dasmunshi MP from Raiganj
- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. MP from Berhampore
Shashi Tharoor set to make a comeback as a Minister
Seen here with wife Sunanda at their Delhi residence before going for the swearing-in ceremony. Sources say he will become a Minister of State at the Human Resource Development Ministry.
Seen here with wife Sunanda at their Delhi residence before going for the swearing-in ceremony. Sources say he will become a Minister of State at the Human Resource Development Ministry.
Sources: Pallam Raju to be HRD minister with Cabinet rank. He is a three-time MP from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh and is a Minister of State for Defence.
Sources: Ghulam Nabi Azad may get the Petroleum Ministry. He is currently the Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
Sources: Shashi Tharoor to become Minister of State, HRD
Sources: Jyoti Mirdha to be Minister of State, Tribal Affairs.
She is a first-time MP from Nagaur in Rajasthan and a doctor by profession.
She is a first-time MP from Nagaur in Rajasthan and a doctor by profession.
Congress spokesperson and MP from Ludhiana, Manish Tiwari to become Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting: Sources
Sources: Kapil Sibal to lose HRD Ministry but will retain Telecom. Veerappa Moily to lose additional charge of the Power Ministry.
Sources: Chiranjeevi to take over Ministry of Tourism.
The Telugu superstar-turned-politician is ostensibly being rewarded for his help in ensuring the stability of the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh with the support of his 18 MLAs.
The Telugu superstar-turned-politician is ostensibly being rewarded for his help in ensuring the stability of the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh with the support of his 18 MLAs.
Sources: Jyotiraditya Scindia likely to be elevated and be given independent charge of the Power Ministry. He is currently Minister of State for Commerce & Industry.
Along with Scindia, Sachin Pilot and Ajay Maken are also likely to elevated. Sachin Pilot likely to get independent charge of Corporate Affairs.
Sources say Ajay Maken to become Minister for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation with cabinet rank.
Along with Scindia, Sachin Pilot and Ajay Maken are also likely to elevated. Sachin Pilot likely to get independent charge of Corporate Affairs.
Sources say Ajay Maken to become Minister for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation with cabinet rank.
Sources: RPN Singh to move from Petroleum to Home Ministry as Minister of State
A reshuffle in the Congress too with 'bigger role' for Rahul Gandhi?Seven UPA ministers resigned ahead of today's big Cabinet reshuffle; four of them are veteran Congress leaders who say they are headed back to work for the party. That fits in with the ruling party's plan to effect another big exercise soon - an organisational shake-up to invigorate the party before elections. That could start at the top with intense speculation now that Rahul Gandhi will take over a bigger role and could even be appointed the party's Working President.
Ajay Maken, ahead of reshuffle, says: "I am not so young but comparatively younger."
The 48-year-old is expected to make Cabinet rank today, with talk that he could even be assigned the crucial Information and Broadcasting Ministry that Ambika Soni vacated yesterday.
The 48-year-old is expected to make Cabinet rank today, with talk that he could even be assigned the crucial Information and Broadcasting Ministry that Ambika Soni vacated yesterday.
Just In: Sources say Congress' Rahman Khan is likely to get Minority Affairs, a portfolio currently held by Salman Khurshid.
Deepa Dasmunshi in West Bengal brigade set for a cabinet debut
Ahead of today's reshuffle, Congress MP and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's bete noire Deepa Dasmunshi has said that she received a phone call from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh informing her that she would be inducted in the ministry.
Ahead of today's reshuffle, Congress MP and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's bete noire Deepa Dasmunshi has said that she received a phone call from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh informing her that she would be inducted in the ministry.
Ashwani Kumar, who currently holds charge as junior minister in three ministries, is likely to get Law Ministry, say sources. Salman Khurshid is the current Law Minister.
Just In: Pawan Kumar Bansal may get the coveted Railways portfolio. He is currently in charge of Parliamentary Affairs that, sources say, could be given to Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath as additional charge.
Chiranjeevi, four others from Andhra Pradesh may get cabinet berths: SourcesAndhra Pradesh, the state with the highest number of Congress MPs, is likely to get a lion's share in today's cabinet reshuffle. Prominent among the likely entrants, according to sources, is actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi.
Cabinet reshuffle: In Rahul Gandhi stamp, accent on younger bloodSeveral young Congress ministers are also likely to be elevated, according to sources. Prominent names doing the rounds according to sources are Sachin Pilot, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Ajay Maken.
Sources say that Law Minister Salman Khurshid might take over from SM Krishna as the new External Affairs Minister. Read more below:Cabinet reshuffle today: Salman Khurshid may get External Affairs Ministry, say sources
