Congress on Friday saw no issue in Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi becoming the Chairman of a Working Group on Consumer Affairs, saying a person holding a Constitutional post holds several ex-officio positions too.
"As chief minister and holding a Constitutional position, one holds several ex-officio positions," party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi told reporters here.
Modi, a bete noire of the Congress, was made the Chairman of a Working Group on Consumer Affairs, which will look into the larger issue of state control of retail prices among other issues. This was one of the three committees announced by the government after a high-level meeting of chief ministers with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday.
Asked about Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan not sharing a dias with Amitabh Bachchan and now Modi being made the Chairman of a Working Group, Singhvi said the two issues were "unlinkable". He said the party had a right to take a decision not to go for an official function but had never asked for a boycott of Bachchan. PTI
