All NDA constituents should get place in Union Cabinet: JD(U)
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Amid discuss of growth of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet, the BJP’s ruling alliance associate in Bihar, the Janata Dal (United), mentioned on Saturday that each constituent of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) should be represented on the Centre.
Speaking to mediapersons in Patna, JD(U) nationwide president R.C.P. Singh mentioned: “I too have come to know about the Cabinet expansion of the Union government. Every constituent of the NDA should get participation in the Cabinet. And, being an ally, the JD(U) too should naturally get a berth in the Central Cabinet. In an alliance, every constituent should be respected.”
The buzz in political circles is that the Modi Cabinet can be expanded earlier than the monsoon session of Parliament.
Earlier in May 2019, Chief Minister after which JD(U) president and Nitish Kumar had mentioned his celebration wouldn’t be a part of the NDA authorities because the BJP’s provide was solely “symbolic representation”.
“They [the BJP] said they want to give one Cabinet rank to every ally. Then we said that we will discuss it with party members and then only we can say anything over this symbolic representation. I spoke to my party leaders and the unanimous view was that we should stay out of the ministry. Everybody felt there should be proportional representation in an alliance government,” Mr. Kumar had mentioned after the oath-taking ceremony of the Union Cabinet of NDA-2. Mr. Singh, Mr. Kumar’s shut confidant, had been among the many frontrunners for a Cabinet berth at the moment.
The Bihar Chief Minister was mentioned to have insisted on “proportional representation” for his celebration in the Union Cabinet. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the JD(U) gained 16 of the entire 40 seats in Bihar, whereas the BJP acquired 17 seats. The JD(U) has additionally six members in the Rajya Sabha.
Now, after Mr. Singh’s remark, names of three JD(U) leaders have began floating as probables for the Union Cabinet. Besides, celebration president R.C.P. Singh, names of MPs Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh (Munger) and Santosh Kumar Kushwaha (Purnia) are additionally doing the rounds. However, NDA leaders declined to touch upon the problem. “Only party’s top leadership can say anything on this,” they mentioned.
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