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| Kundal is Revenue Minister | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 10
The newly inducted Minister in Ghulam Nabi Azad cabinet, BR Kundal has been allotted the high profile department of Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation.
The allocation was portfolio was made five four days after Kundal was sworn in as Revenue Minister. With approval of the Chief Minister an order to this effect was issued by the General Administration Department this afternoon.
Earlier, within the Congress there was a lack of consensus as which department should go to Kundal. The options were among three departments Revenue, School Education –both held by the Chief Minister and Power held by Babu Singh. It was widely believed that Kundal may get the Power department. Even on the day of earlier schedule of his swearing in, the room furnished for Kundal was Minister had a name plate, "BR Kunda, Power Minister". However, when the swearing in was delayed, the name plate had to be removed.
The Revenue department has been with the Chief Minister since 2005, when Ghulam Nabi Azad took over from Mufti Mohammad Sayeed under power sharing pact. Before that this department with Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen who is now Transport Minister. |
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