New Delhi [India], Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel on Sunday said accepting the post of Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge in the Union Cabinet will be considered a demotion for him, as he was earlier a cabinet minister. UPA government led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
"Last night we were informed that our party will get a minister of state with independent charge. I was earlier a cabinet minister in the central government, so it will be a demotion for me. We have informed the BJP leadership and they have already told Are." We just have to wait for a few days, they will take corrective steps,” Patel told reporters.During the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government led by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Patel was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit Pawar said, "Praful Patel has served as Cabinet Minister in the Central Government. We have worked as ministers and we did not find it right to have a minister of state with independent charge. So we told them (BJP) that we are ready for it." Wait for a few days, but we want cabinet ministry. We are going to attend the swearing-in ceremony today.
He further said, “Today we have one Lok Sabha and one Rajya Sabha MP, but in the next 2-3 months we will have a total of 3 members in the Rajya Sabha and our number of MPs in the Parliament will be 4. Said we should be given a (cabinet ministry) seat.”
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis also said that Praful Patel's name has been finalized for the post of Minister of Independent Charge (MoS), adding that in a coalition government, certain criteria are set for the post of minister, and those criteria are Cannot be changed for one party."We had offered the post of Minister with Independent Charge (MoS) to the NCP. Praful Patel's name was also final. But he will remain a Cabinet Minister. NCP leaders were of the opinion that he cannot be made a Minister of State in the coalition government. There are certain criteria for the post of minister and those criteria cannot be changed for one party, so this time he cannot be included in the Union Cabinet, but he will be considered in the future.NCP chief Ajit Pawar said that he did not find it right to make the Minister of State independent charge because Praful Patel had earlier been a Cabinet Minister in the Central Government.
"Praful Patel has served as a cabinet minister in the central government and we did not find it right to have a minister of state with independent charge. So we told them (BJP) that we are ready to wait for a few days, but we want Cabinet Ministry. He said that it is okay and we have rejected his proposal of Minister of State with independent charge. Today we have been called for the swearing in ceremony and we are going as part of NDA. "Earlier, ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted with Members of Parliament who are likely to be included in his Cabinet and Council of Ministers.The Prime Minister-designate hosted a traditional high tea at his residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital ahead of the grand ceremony this evening.
In a video of the conversation at the Prime Minister's residence this afternoon, Modi was seen briefing the visiting ministers, giving them an overview of the government's agenda and priorities going forward. Sources said BJP leaders Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Dharmendra Pradhan, Piyush Goyal, Mandaviya, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat were seen attending the meeting and this can be seen as certainty in the new government.
Others who arrived for the tea meeting included LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, Rajnath Singh, Kiren Rijiju, Jyotiraditya Scindia.
PM Modi will take the oath of office along with his council of ministers at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan today at 7.15 pm.The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on June 5 unanimously passed a resolution electing Narendra Modi as its leader.
Around 1,100 traffic police personnel of Delhi Police have been deployed and an advisory has been issued to the public for arranging traffic movement routes for the delegates as part of the arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday.
According to the results declared by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday, BJP won 240 seats and Congress 99 seats. BJP had won 303 seats in the 2019 general elections and 282 seats in the 2014 general elections.
"Last night we were informed that our party will get a minister of state with independent charge. I was earlier a cabinet minister in the central government, so it will be a demotion for me. We have informed the BJP leadership and they have already told Are." We just have to wait for a few days, they will take corrective steps,” Patel told reporters.During the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government led by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Patel was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit Pawar said, "Praful Patel has served as Cabinet Minister in the Central Government. We have worked as ministers and we did not find it right to have a minister of state with independent charge. So we told them (BJP) that we are ready for it." Wait for a few days, but we want cabinet ministry. We are going to attend the swearing-in ceremony today.
He further said, “Today we have one Lok Sabha and one Rajya Sabha MP, but in the next 2-3 months we will have a total of 3 members in the Rajya Sabha and our number of MPs in the Parliament will be 4. Said we should be given a (cabinet ministry) seat.”
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis also said that Praful Patel's name has been finalized for the post of Minister of Independent Charge (MoS), adding that in a coalition government, certain criteria are set for the post of minister, and those criteria are Cannot be changed for one party."We had offered the post of Minister with Independent Charge (MoS) to the NCP. Praful Patel's name was also final. But he will remain a Cabinet Minister. NCP leaders were of the opinion that he cannot be made a Minister of State in the coalition government. There are certain criteria for the post of minister and those criteria cannot be changed for one party, so this time he cannot be included in the Union Cabinet, but he will be considered in the future.NCP chief Ajit Pawar said that he did not find it right to make the Minister of State independent charge because Praful Patel had earlier been a Cabinet Minister in the Central Government.
"Praful Patel has served as a cabinet minister in the central government and we did not find it right to have a minister of state with independent charge. So we told them (BJP) that we are ready to wait for a few days, but we want Cabinet Ministry. He said that it is okay and we have rejected his proposal of Minister of State with independent charge. Today we have been called for the swearing in ceremony and we are going as part of NDA. "Earlier, ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted with Members of Parliament who are likely to be included in his Cabinet and Council of Ministers.The Prime Minister-designate hosted a traditional high tea at his residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital ahead of the grand ceremony this evening.
In a video of the conversation at the Prime Minister's residence this afternoon, Modi was seen briefing the visiting ministers, giving them an overview of the government's agenda and priorities going forward. Sources said BJP leaders Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Dharmendra Pradhan, Piyush Goyal, Mandaviya, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat were seen attending the meeting and this can be seen as certainty in the new government.
Others who arrived for the tea meeting included LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, Rajnath Singh, Kiren Rijiju, Jyotiraditya Scindia.
PM Modi will take the oath of office along with his council of ministers at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan today at 7.15 pm.The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on June 5 unanimously passed a resolution electing Narendra Modi as its leader.
Around 1,100 traffic police personnel of Delhi Police have been deployed and an advisory has been issued to the public for arranging traffic movement routes for the delegates as part of the arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday.
According to the results declared by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday, BJP won 240 seats and Congress 99 seats. BJP had won 303 seats in the 2019 general elections and 282 seats in the 2014 general elections.
