Modi 3.0 Cabinet Ministers: The day after Chirag Paswan, chief of the Lok Janashakti Party (LJP), was sworn in as a cupboard minister, he strengthened his declare as his father’s rightful successor by securing the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, a place beforehand held by his late father, Ram Vilas Paswan. The Hajipur MP expressed satisfaction with the Cabinet berth; he’s set to guide. Paswan stated, “I’m comfortable and happy with the duty given to me by my Prime Minister.”
Highlighting that the function aligns with no matter he identified in his manifesto, Paswan stated, “I have been given the responsibility of a department, which I had also mentioned in my vision document. Ours is an agricultural country, so it is very important that the processing, packaging, and marketing of what the farmers produce are good. This will not only provide employment opportunities in large numbers in the country, but the future belongs to this department,” reported ANI.
Chirag voiced his ahead imaginative and prescient from his ministry and stated, “Today is the time of processing; I think it has a huge scope in India, and it will contribute greatly to the development of the country.”
#WATCH | On being made the Minister of Food Processing Industries, Chirag Paswan says, “I will fulfil whatever responsibility has been given to me by the Prime Minister and I have been given the responsibility of a department which I had also mentioned in my vision document…… pic.twitter.com/3tEEhuLfrL
— ANI (@ANI) June 10, 2024
Tracing Chirag Paswan’s Rise
Performing effectively for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Paswan’s LJP bagged all 5 seats allotted to the celebration in the course of the Lok Sabha elections and maintained a 100% strike price. The celebration confronted quite a few challenges after Ram Vilas’s demise, who additionally swept all six seats it contested within the 2029 common elections.
The pressure escalated in June 2021 when Chirag’s uncle, Pashupati Kumar Paras, staged an in a single day coup to take away Chirag from an vital celebration function and safe a spot in Modi’s cupboard. Following this, Chirag discovered himself thrust into the political wilderness, struggling to regain his footing.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP recognised Chirag’s robust help from the general public and gave him 5 vital seats as half of their coalition settlement. The NDA left the Paras faction regardless of having help from 4 MPs.
LJP (RV) fielded its candidates in Hajipur, Vaishali, Samastipur, Khagaria, and Jamui.
