TWO NEW Ministers of State – Ajay Kumar Mishra and Nisith Pramanik – took cost of their workplaces within the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday. This is the primary time within the Narendra Modi authorities that the MHA has three junior ministers, together with Nityanand Rai.
Mishra and Pramanik arrived on the ministry at 4 pm and after ending the formalities of taking cost met Home Minister Amit Shah at his workplace.
Sources mentioned Shah is more likely to redistribute duties among the many ministers as earlier there have been two junior ministers.
G Kishan Reddy, who has been changed by Ajay Mishra on the MHA, has been elevated as a Cabinet minister, accountable for Culture and Tourism. He earlier held duties of key divisions of the MHA, together with Jammu and Kashmir and Internal Security.
“I am very thankful to the party leadership for showing trust in me. The priorities are in place and I will work under the leadership of Amit Shah ji,” Mishra mentioned after taking cost.
When requested about drone threats from Pakistan, he mentioned, “The government has already been working on facing these challenges and we will keep moving in that direction.”
Mishra additionally spoke about impending elections in UP and mentioned the federal government had achieved properly and the outcomes had been seen within the panchayat elections. “We have won the semi-final and we will win the final as well,” he mentioned.
Ahead of UP elections subsequent yr, Mishra’s induction as a junior minister in a ministry headed by Shah is being seen as a major sign to Brahmins within the state. Mishra represents the Lakhimpur Kheri constituency in UP and is thought to have appreciable affect within the area.
Pramanik, who at 35 is the youngest minister within the Modi Cabinet, mentioned initially he was a bit nervous on being given such a giant accountability. “But after I met the Home Minister and took his blessings, I am full of confidence,” he mentioned.
Pramanik represents Cooch Behar constituency in West Bengal. He additionally holds the cost of Minister of State within the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.
