Prime Minister Narendra Modi today stopped in the middle of introducing his new ministers, interrupted repeatedly by opposition protests as the monsoon session of parliament took off on a sour note. “Please treat them as introduced,” said PM Modi, curtly.
PM Modi added alleging the opposition that some of them could not digest the inclusion of women, Dalits, and sons of farmers into the cabinet and hence disrupted him.
Following this, Birla continued with his appeals to the Opposition to let the Prime Minister speak, but to no avail. He then requested the PM to put the introductory document on the union ministers and ministers of state on the table.
Meanwhile, following the Opposition’s ruckus over the introduction of the new Council of Ministers, Piyush Goyal – Minister of textiles – condemned the behaviour of the Opposition political party members.
Rajnath Singh accused Congress of “breaking tradition
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accused the Congress of “breaking the tradition and starting an unhealthy practice.”
“Healthy traditions have been by set by following conventions in Parliament. In my last 24 years of parliamentary life, I have not seen a single instance where the PM could not introduce his council of ministers even if it’s one. It is sad unfortunate and unhealthy,” Singh said in Lok Sabha.
PM prioritised Cabinet reshuffle over problems faced by Indians: Gaurav Gogoi
However, Congress deputy leader and MP from Assam’s Kaliabor constituency Gaurav Gogoi said that the Prime Minister prioritised the Cabinet reshuffle over the problems faced by Indians. “The PM believes that his decision to reshuffle the Cabinet is more important than the economic burden he has imposed on the millions of the Indian citizens,” Gogoi said, adding, “The Congress stands with the people of India.”
PM Modi’s new cabinet
The new Cabinet has been hailed for its diversified representation and features 27 OBCs, 8 STs, 12 SC Ministers and 11 women ministers. The inclusion of young blood has brought down the average age of the cabinet to 58. In terms of experience and qualification, the cabinet has 13 lawyers, 6 doctors, 5 engineers, 7 civil servants, 4 former CMs, 18 former Ministers from states, and 39 former MLAs.
