Prez accepts resignations of Naqvi, RCP Singh; Irani given cost of Minority Affairs Ministry

By PTI

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignations of Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Ram Chandra Prasad Singh with rapid impact, in line with a Rashtrapati Bhavan assertion on Wednesday.

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

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According to the Rashtrapati Bhavan assertion, “As advised by the Prime Minister, the President has directed that Smriti Zubin Irani, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, in addition to her existing portfolio.”

Cabinet Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has been assigned the cost of the Ministry of Steel, along with his present portfolio.