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By ugesh sarkar, Section Indian Politics
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today attempted to impart a new look to his ministerial team in the run-up to the upcoming elections by shuffling several portfolios and inducting young as well as experienced new faces, including Congress youth brigade members Jyotiraditya Scindia and Jitin Prasada, and former bureaucrat M.S Gill, who replaced the controversial Mani Shankar Aiyar in the youth affairs and sports ministry.
![]() Six incumbent Ministers of State were dropped to make way for the newcomers. Others who were sworn in at a special function by President Pratibha Patil this evening included three Congress MPs, V. Narayanasamy, Rameshwar Oraon and Santosh Bagrodia and RJD MP Raghunath Jha. Except for Gill who was given independent charge, the others were inducted as Ministers of State. Portfolios Ministers of State
* B. K. Handique (Minister of State) gets additional charge of mines, divested of parliamentary affairs. Click On "Full Story" For More... (790 words in story) Full Story By Sanjay Sharma, Section Indian Politics
Congratulations to Jyotiraditya on being appointed Minster of State (independent charge) for Communications and Information Technology in the Prime Minister's Council of Ministers.
Jyotiraditya Scindia A brief Profile .... He has had to wait a long while in the wings but the wait has paid off for 37-year-old Jyotiraditya Scindia, MP from Guna. His name was doing rounds as a possible minister ever since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government took office in May 2004. Many believe Scindia, scion of the former royal family of Gwalior, was born to rule. He did his schooling from the prestigious Doon School - like former Congress prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and many of his cabinet colleagues - completed his graduation from Harvard University and then earned an MBA from Stanford University. After graduation, he interned with the UN economic development cell and later worked as an investment banker with global financial services firms Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. He also set up his own investment firm in Mumbai called Scindia Investments Private Limited. A crowned 'Maharaja' after his father Madhavrao Scindia, a charismatic leader and seasoned politician who died in a plane crash in September 2001, Jyotiraditya Scindia was first elected to the Lok Sabha from his father's constituency in February 2002. Just like his father, being a politician has not been very easy for him because he had to fight political battles against his own family - his father's sisters and his cousins are in the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Articulate and a good orator both in English and Hindi, Scindia is often seen fiddling with his latest model mobile phone in the Lok Sabha. He is, however, an active participant in debates. A regular in the house, Scindia takes an avid interest in discussions and his favourite issues are diverse - from economy to foreign policy and environment. Though a regular in Page 3 parties, Scindia is equally passionate about endangered tigers and global warming just as he feels strongly about the lack of educational facilities for the poor in rural India. Scindia, who loves sports, is a sharp shooter and interestingly enough has done a course in car racing from the US. He is married to Priyadarshini Raje Gaekwad of the erstwhile royal family of Vadodara and the couple has a 12-year-old son and a five-year-old daughter. From The Hindustan Times - April 06, 2008 By Sanjay Sharma, Section Indian Politics
Jyotiraditya's Lok Sabha homepage maintained by NIC. Interested in knowing Jyotiraditya's activities in the Lok Sabha. You can see the NIC maintained Lok Sabha homepage for Mr. Scindia which lists his participation in Debates (Proceedings), Special Mentions, Questions raised, Sup.Questions, Government Bills, and Committee Memberships.
(1 comment) Comments >> By Rajesh Kumar, Section Indian Politics New Delhi, Nov 4 : Three days after it gave a mixed report card on the performance of the UPA government, CPI(M) said today it will ensure stablility of the government."The government stability is perfectly and completely ensured," CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury said here at one of the 'workshops' organised as part of the 'Euromoney Conference', which is being attended by political leaders from various parties, including Congress and the BJP. This comes after the party had said after its recent central committee meeting that some of the policy positions of the government were "dictated by erroneous outlook that unjustifiable concessions must be given to foreign capital at the expense of domestic industry and the public sector to attract more FDI". Admitting that there were differences, especially with regard to FDI, between the Left and the other partners in the government coalition, he said his party was not opposed to FDI provided it increased productive capacity, brought better technology and generated more employment.
To a pointed question on Finance Minister P Chidambaram's suggestion that foreign banks could be allowed to engage in creeping acquisition of domestic private sector banks, he said everyone (including the minister) has the right to make suggestions, but when it becomes a policy matter "we will express our view at the right forum." (48 comments, 294 words in story) Full Story |
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