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Amit Shah gets home, Rajnath Singh defence ministry… Know more about Modi cabinet 2019

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Narendra  Modi sworn-in as Prime Minister for the second term on May 30, soon after his oath taking ceremony, people were eagerly waiting to know which minister gets what.

Giving a relief to the political enthusiasts, the portfolios of the council of ministers in the second term of Modi government is out.

In Narendra Modi cabinet 2019, former BJP President Amit Shah gets home ministry, Rajnath Singh defense Ministry, Nirmala Sitharaman became first woman to get Finance Ministry.

Cabinet ministers 2019

Narendra Modi: Prime Minister, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; all important policy matters; and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
Rajnath Singh: Minister of Defence
Amit Shah: Minister of Home Affairs
Nitin Gadkari: Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
DV Sadananda Gowda: Minister of Chemical and Fertilisers
Nirmala Sitharaman: Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs
Ramvilas Paswan: Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Narendra Singh Tomar: Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj
Ravi Shankar Prasad: Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
Harsimrat Kaur Badal: Minister of Food Processing Industries
Thaawar Chand Gehlot: Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Dr. S Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank: Minister of Human Resource Development
Arjun Munda: Minister of Tribal Affairs
Smriti Zubin Irani: Minister of Women and Child Development; Minister of Textiles
Dr. Harsh Vardhan: Minister of Health and Family Welfare;’ Minister of Science and Technology; and Minister of Earth Sciences
Prakash Javadekar: Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Piyush Goyal: Minister of Railways; and Minister of Commerce and Industry
Dharmendra Pradhan: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Steel
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Minister of Minority Affairs
Pralhad Joshi: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of MInes
Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey: Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Arvind Sawant: Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise
Giriraj Singh: Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Minister of Jal Shakti

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Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Santosh Kumar Gangwar: MoS (independent charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Rao Inderjit Singh: MoS (independent charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and MoS (independent charge) of the Ministry of Planning.
Shripad Yesso Naik: MoS (independent charge) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH); and MoS in the Ministry of Defence.
Dr. Jitendra Singh: MoS (independent charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS in the Prime Minister’s Office; MoS in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; MoS in the Department of Atomic Energy; and MoS in the Department of Space.
Kiren Rijiju: MoS (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and MoS in the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Prahalad Singh Patel: Minister of State (independent charge) of the Ministry of Culture, and MoS (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism.
Raj Kumar Singh: MoS (independent charge) of the Ministry of Power; MoS (independent charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and MoS in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Hardeep Singh Puri: MoS (independent charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; MoS (independent charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation; and MoS in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Mansukh L Mandaviya: MoS (independent charge) of the Ministry of Shipping and MoS in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.

Ministers of State

Faggan Singh Kulaste: MoS in the Ministry of Steel.
Ashwini Kumar Choubey: MoS in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Arjun Ram Meghwal: MoS in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, and MoS in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
VK Singh: MoS in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Krishan Pal: MoS in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Danve Raosaheb Dadarao: MoS in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
G Kishan Reddy: MoS in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Parshottam Rupala: MoS in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Ramdas Athawale: MoS in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti: MoS in the Ministry of Rural Development.
Babul Supriyo: MoS in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan: MoS in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao: MoS in the Ministry of Human Resource Development; MoS in the Ministry of Communications; and MoS in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Anurag Singh Thakur: MoS in the Ministry of Finance; and MoS in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Also Read: New Education Policy, in first 100 days plan,submitted to HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal

Angadi Suresh Channabasappa: MoS in the Ministry of Railways.
Nityanand Rai: MoS in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Rattan Lal Kataria: MoS in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and MoS in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
V Muraleedharan: MoS in the Ministry of External Affairs; and MoS in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Renuka Singh Saruta: MoS in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Som Parkash: MoS in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Rameswar Teli: MoS in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
Pratap Chandra Sarangi: MoS in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and MoS in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
Kailash Choudhary: MoS in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Debasree Chaudhuri: MoS in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Ajit Pawar’s son seeks detailed probe into Baramati plane crash

Jay Pawar has demanded a comprehensive probe and action against the aviation firm after the Baramati plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar and four others.

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Jay Pawar, the younger son of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, has called for a comprehensive and impartial investigation into the plane crash near Baramati that claimed his father’s life along with four others on January 28.

In a social media post on Wednesday, Jay Pawar raised concerns over what he described as “possible serious lapses” that may have led to the fatal accident. He asserted that the aircraft’s black box is not easily destroyed and stressed that people of Maharashtra deserve to know the complete truth behind the crash.

Demand for action against aviation company

The ill-fated Learjet 45XR aircraft was operated by VSR Ventures Private Limited. Jay Pawar urged authorities to conduct a detailed probe into the firm’s operations and sought a ban on the aviation company pending investigation.

“A detailed investigation of possible serious lapses and irregularities of the aircraft firm should be done in a detailed and impartial manner,” he said.

The crash occurred near the Baramati airstrip, resulting in the deaths of Ajit Pawar and four others.

Call for CBI probe and sabotage allegations

Jay Pawar’s statement came a day after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar and leaders from the Nationalist Congress Party met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the accident.

Separately, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar alleged there was reason to suspect sabotage in the crash and called for a multi-agency investigation involving experts.

During a press conference last week, Rohit Pawar also questioned the past record of Captain Sumit Kapoor, who was piloting the aircraft on the day of the crash. He referred to the pilot’s previous three-year suspension for alcohol consumption.

AAIB seeking support to retrieve CVR data

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is conducting a detailed probe into the crash. According to the agency, special technical assistance has been sought to retrieve data from the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 45 aircraft involved in the accident.

The investigation is ongoing.

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PM Modi sends congratulatory letter to Tarique Rahman after swearing-in

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla handed over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s congratulatory letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman following his swearing-in and extended an invitation to visit India.

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Om Birla on Tuesday met Tarique Rahman and delivered a letter from Narendra Modi, congratulating him on assuming office and inviting him to visit India.

The meeting took place shortly after Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister following his party’s victory in the recently concluded parliamentary elections.

According to details shared, Birla also spoke to Rahman over the phone to personally convey PM Modi’s congratulations.

In his letter, PM Modi extended his greetings to Rahman on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s win in the parliamentary elections and on his appointment as the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

“I extend my warmest congratulations to you on the victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party at the just-concluded parliamentary elections in Bangladesh and on your appointment as the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh,” the letter read.

The communication also included an invitation for the newly sworn-in leader to visit India.

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Navjot Kaur Sidhu says Rahul Gandhi disconnected from ground realities

Navjot Kaur Sidhu criticises Rahul Gandhi after exiting Congress, alleging corruption in the Punjab unit and predicting defeat in upcoming state elections.

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Former Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu has launched a sharp attack on Rahul Gandhi soon after her exit from the party, accusing him of being detached from ground realities and failing to address concerns within the Punjab unit.

Speaking to reporters in Coimbatore, Sidhu said that Gandhi, who serves as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has not worked at the grassroots level and is unaware of what is happening within the party in Punjab. She stressed that understanding “ground zero” realities is crucial for leadership and said living in a “dream world” would not help the party.

Drawing a comparison with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sidhu said that while Gandhi speaks well and “talks sense”, his actions do not align with his words. She claimed there is nothing personally against the Prime Minister and challenged critics to find evidence of wrongdoing against him.

Sidhu also alleged widespread corruption within the Punjab Congress leadership. She claimed she sought an appointment with Gandhi for eight months to inform him about what she described as “injustice” and internal damage to the party. According to her, party tickets had already been sold, and she warned that Congress is likely to lose the state polls next year if corrective measures are not taken.

In a direct message to Gandhi, she said that if he is unaware of developments within his own party, then he does not deserve the leadership position. She further alleged that corrupt individuals surround him while honest leaders are ignored.

Sidhu claimed that she and her family were promised key roles, including a deputy chief minister post with seven departments and a Member of Parliament position for her, but were ultimately given nothing.

Last week, Congress general secretary in charge of Punjab, Bhupesh Baghel, announced that Sidhu had been expelled from the party. The announcement followed her own declaration that she had quit.

The 62-year-old leader was earlier associated with the BJP and served as an MLA from 2012 to 2016 before joining Congress. Recently, she levelled serious allegations against Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, claiming that ₹500 crore was being demanded in exchange for the Chief Minister’s post if the party wins the upcoming elections. She was suspended after making those remarks.

With Punjab heading towards elections next year, her allegations add to the turbulence within the state unit of the Congress.

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