Scindia takes charge as Civil Aviation Minister, Bombay HC hands him 'first task'
India | July 09, 2021 23:16 ISTThe Bombay High Court said that the new minister must consider formulating a policy over naming of airports across the country.
The Bombay High Court said that the new minister must consider formulating a policy over naming of airports across the country.
Accordingly, the Union Minister took charge of the ministry headquartered at the Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in Delhi.
Delhi | Jyotiraditya Scindia takes charge as the Minister of Civil Aviation in the presence of former Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
The Narendra-Modi led government allocated portfolios to its new ministers on Wednesday. In a major reshuffle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought in Sarbananda Sonowal, Narayan Rane and Jyotiraditya Scindia as Cabinet ministers while dropping as many as 12 ministers including Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar. About 15 Cabinet ministers, including some new faces, were sworn-in at the swearing in ceremony held in the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan. This is the first reshuffle in the Council of Ministers by Prime Minister Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019. With this reset, Modi has brought in young faces and has also given representation to various social groups and regions in the reshuffle.
16 months after joining BJP, the former Congress stalwart Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday took oath as minister in the Modi government 2.0. Scindia is among 43 leaders who are being inducted into the Modi government as part of cabinet expansion and reshuffle.
Reports say that Scindia and Sonowal are among others who would take the oath when Prime Minister Narendra Modi expands the Council of Ministers.
Scindia, however, remained tight-lipped about speculations that he might be inducted in the Union cabinet during its expansion and said he had no information about the same.
Senior BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday cut short his Madhya Pradesh visit to return to Delhi amid talks of Cabinet expansion. Scindia is credited for paving way for Shivraj Singh Chouhan's return as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister last year.
On being asked about portfolio in Union Cabinet, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that his priority is public with post or without post.
Calls for generational shift and giving the next league of leaders more say in the party policies have been there for long, however, the Congress has been hesitant.
BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia provided medical aid to an injured police personnel, who was a part of his convoy.
BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia reacted on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent statement in which he said that Scindia could have become chief minister with the Congress but has become a backbencher in the BJP.
The former Congress president said that the BJP will never make Jyotiraditya Scindia CM and that he has become a 'backbencher' in the saffron party.
Interacting with young party leaders during Indian Youth Congress(IYC) national executive meeting, Rahul Gandhi said Congress has always given importance to patience and ideology.
A group of people, calling themselves supporters of Ahilyabai Holkar, a prominent 18th century ruler of the Malwa kingdom, claimed the road in question was earlier named after her, a claim rejected by the Guna district administration.
Jyotiraditya Scindia attacked the Congress for changing its stand on the three farm reforms, saying that the party has favoured similar laws in its manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday shared a light moment in the Rajya Sabha amid heated debate over the farm laws. First to speak was Scindia who attacked the Congress party over its 'double standards' on the farm laws. Speaking on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Scindia defended the government as he lashed out at the opposition parties and questioned them for changing their stance on agricultural reforms.
Opposing public welfare schemes is fast becoming a "tradition" in the Congress due to which people are losing their faith in that party, BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Sunday.
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took a lead in Madhya Pradesh by-polls, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday congratulated all the winning candidates and thanked the voters as well.
BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on October 31 slammed Congress leader and former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh for calling him a 'dog' and said that he is a dog as he is a people's servant.
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