Click to play videoNewly appointed HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said that human resources ministry has enormous expanse as it touches every home in the country.
“This ministry has enormous expanse. The important thing about this Ministry is that it touches every home in India. It touches every child who goes to school, every boy and girl who goes to college, everybody who wants to do a Masters’ degree. It truly represents the way forward for India. If we can get a roadmap for that way forward, which is constructive and job-oriented and if we break out of the mindset of the past, I think then can do a lot with this ministry,” he said.
Law Minister Veerappa Moily said he will take care of the big issues - Mulayam Singh case and the Quattrocchi case - as they come. “I have just taken over. Several changes and delays need to be addressed. Fortunately we have tired and tested judiciary,” he said.
Kamal Nath, who was a surprise move to Roads and Highways Ministry, had his agenda set right. “We will look at how to utislise resources,” he said.
Minister for Corporate Affairs Salman Khursheed, who says he has his task cut out for him. “Media was saying that I will be getting minority affairs ministry but corporate affairs was a pleasant surprise and certainly a clear challenge. Corporate governance is a futuristic area and corporate. Governance is going to be more and more important as we go along and because I have both these ministries, I would definitely try to get linkages. I think one great linkage would be as there is a greater participation of minorities in the political aspect of country, we would like their participation in economic affairs too,” he said.
Praful Patel, who has retained the Civil Aviation ministry, sounded a bit sore. “It is coalition politics. Everything is dictated by the numbers you have. Wish that like other colleagues who were in the same rank and have been elevated I could have also got that elevation, I make no bones about it. But I don’t hold any grudges, this is coalition dharma and it will have to be followed whether one likes it or not,” he said.
The DMK has got most of what it wanted but not shipping, which has been given to the Congress leader from Tamil Nadu G K Vasan. Among the DMK nominees, Dayanidhi Maran is the new textiles minister, A Raja becomes the Communication and IT minister, but the Congress has also placed Sachin Pilot and Gurudas Kamat under him, some might say as a counter balance.
Karunanidhi's son M K Azhagiri becomes the chemicals and ferilisers minister. Among the Ministers of State, S S Palanimanickam is MOS for finance, actor-turned-politician D Napoleon is MoS for Social Justice, S Jagathrakshakan is MoS for information and broadcasting, S Gandhiselvan is MoS for health.
“Every political party it’s natural for them to demand more participation in the Cabinet, it’s our right to deny it is also a right of the Congress, what’s wrong with us demanding?” Maran said.
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