Payback time: Soren, others to be made Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undertake a minor expansion of his ministerial team in the first week of August.
By ET Bureau |
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undertake a minor expansion of his ministerial team in the first week of August. While Mr Shibu Soren will be inducted into the team, Mr GK Vasan will be elevated as a Cabinet minister.
The Congress had promised two berths in the government to the JMM. The party���s Tekalal Mahato or Hemlal Murmu will be made a minister of state.
Mr Vasan���s elevation is part of the Congress��� efforts to sort out problems in the faction-ridden Tamil Nadu unit. The move is expected to bring some semblance of unity in the organisation.
Mr Soren was removed from the government when he was sentenced by a lower court in a murder case. After his acquittal in the case, Mr Soren has been demanding his re-induction. Mr Soren had made berths in the government a condition for backing the UPA during the trust vote. With the five JMM MPs voting for the government, it is now payback time.
The Congress had promised two berths in the government to the JMM. The party���s Tekalal Mahato or Hemlal Murmu will be made a minister of state.
Mr Vasan���s elevation is part of the Congress��� efforts to sort out problems in the faction-ridden Tamil Nadu unit. The move is expected to bring some semblance of unity in the organisation.
Mr Soren was removed from the government when he was sentenced by a lower court in a murder case. After his acquittal in the case, Mr Soren has been demanding his re-induction. Mr Soren had made berths in the government a condition for backing the UPA during the trust vote. With the five JMM MPs voting for the government, it is now payback time.
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