The President of India Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh after their Rajya Sabha term ended.
The Minister of Women and Child Development in the Union Cabinet of India Smriti Zubin Irani has now been assigned the charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Union Minister for civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia has been assigned the charge of the Ministry of Steel.
“Your energetic & dynamic leadership will further strengthen PM Shri @narendramodi Ji's commitment to 'Development with Dignity' of all sections,” Naqvi tweeted and posted pictures with Irani taking charge at the ministry.
Naqvi, a senior BJP leader, is also the deputy leader of the Rajya Sabha. With Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigning and his Rajya Sabha term ending, there will be no Muslim face in the Union Council of Ministers and among the BJP's 395 Members of Parliament. RCP Singh is a minister in the Modi Cabinet from JD(U) quota.
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