New Delhi: Hours after ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, arrested on corruption costs, resigned from the Arvind Kejriwal-led cupboard, Delhi Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot was on Tuesday (February 28, 2023) given the extra cost of finance and energy whereas Social Welfare Minister Raaj Kumar Anand was handed over the training and well being departments. Sisodia was dealing with 18 of the overall 33 departments within the Delhi authorities and his portfolios have been divided between Gahlot and Anand as a brief association. The growth got here after Kejriwal accepted the resignations of the 2 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, who performed a key position in implementing his governance agenda of fine training and well being services within the capital.
Gahlot was already accountable for six departments whereas Raj Kumar Anand held 4 portfolios.
“Till the time new ministers are appointed, the allotment of additional portfolios for the interim period will see Gahlot taking care of finance, planning, public works department, power, home, urban development, irrigation and flood control, and water along with his existing departments,” information company PTI quoted an official as saying.
“Raaj Kumar Anand will be taking care of education, land and building, vigilance, services, tourism, art culture and language, labour, employment, health and industries in addition to his existing portfolios,” the official added.
While Manish Sisodia was arrested on Sunday night by CBI after almost 9 hours of questioning within the now-scrapped excise coverage case, Satyendar Jain, at the moment lodged in Tihar, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in May final yr in reference to a cash laundering case.
Jain, nonetheless, continued to be a minister within the Delhi authorities with none portfolios. Jain’s portfolios, together with well being, residence and concrete growth have been handed over to Sisodia.
