Congress asks PM Narendra Modi: Who is the Finance Minister?
New Delhi, June 19: On Monday, Congress leader Manish Tewari asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the information displayed on the PMO’ s website about the Finance Minister portfolio.
The PMO’s website, last updated on May 14, 2018, shows Arun Jaitley as ‘Minister without Portfolio’. Piyush Goyal is listed as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs along with his portfolio of Minister of Railways and Coal.
On the same day, May 14, Goyal was handed over the portfolio of Finance Ministry, as Jaitley was scheduled to undergo a kidney transplant later that month at The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Tewari questioned Modi by asking, "Who is finance minister of India? PMO's website says one thing, finance ministry website tells another story. The gentleman designated without portfolio on the PMO website is holding meetings via video conference. PM needs to tell the country who is his finance minister."
Tewari also said: “Not having a clarification on who exactly was the Finance Minister of India during a time of economic difficulty, reflects a sad state of governance.”
A statement from the President’s Office said, that the portfolios of Finance and Corporate Affairs were temporarily assigned to Goyal in the absence of Jaitley.
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Minor boy strangled to death for ransom in UP's Sultanpur
Sultanpur (PTI): A debt-ridden neighbour allegedly kidnapped and murdered an 11-year-old boy boy at Sultanpur, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Asif alias Sonu, demanded a ransom of Rs 5,00,000 for releasing Osama alias Sahil to repay his debts, Kotwali police station SHO Naradmuni Singh said.
"The incident took place in the Gandhinagar locality of Sultanpur. The victim's father, Mohd Shakeel, said his son went missing on Monday night after he left to attend a wedding procession. Despite searches, there was no trace of the child," the SHO said.
On Wednesday morning, Osama's body with strangulation marks was found at the residence of the accused whom the police arrested, he said.
Asif, who lives in the same neighbourhood as the victim, exploited the trust built between the two families to carry out the crime, the officer said.
The killing of the minor boy has triggered outrage in the area with the residents demanding stringent punishment for the accused.
The victim's family has called for death penalty for Asif.
