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

Updated on: 06 July,2022 09:36 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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Cabinet Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has been assigned the charge of the Ministry of Steel

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

Smriti Irani. File pic

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a day before the completion of their Rajya Sabha term.


According to the Rashtrapati Bhavan statement, "...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 charge of the Ministry of Steel, in addition to his existing portfolio.

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