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Jharkhand's sole Muslim minister unhappy with portfolio
Monday, October 11, 2010 07:42:40 PM,
IANS
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Ranchi:
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) Haji Hussain Ansari, the lone
Muslim minister in the Arjun Munda cabinet, is unhappy with the
portfolios - minority welfare and cooperatives - he has been
allocated.
"My supporters are not happy with the portfolios which have been
allocated to me. I will take a decision after meeting with party
chief Shibu Soren," Ansari told reporters here Monday.
Reacting to Ansari's objections, Soren's son and Deputy Chief
Minister Hemant Soren said: "Each department is important and
there is much work in each department."
Munda expanded his cabinet Friday and the portfolios were
allocated Sunday.
According to sources in BJP, the departments were allocated among
key alliance partners and it was the party which decided the
portfolio of their ministers.
The cabinet has five JMM representatives including Hemant Soren.
The state can have a maximum of 12 ministers, including the chief
minister, according to constitutional provisions.
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