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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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
