Suresh Prabhu gets extra charge of Civil Aviation
10 March 2018 11:54 PM IST
New Delhi: Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu was on Saturday given additional charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry, a day after the resignation of the Telugu Desam Party's (TDP) Ashok Gajapathi Raju was accepted by President Ram Nath Kovind, a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said.
In a brief communique, the spokesperson said, "The President, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that Suresh Prabhu, Cabinet Minister, shall be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, in addition to his existing portfolio."
Raju and another Telugu Desam Party MP, Y S Chowdary, had resigned from the council of ministers after party supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu decided to pull out his ministers.
Naidu took the decision after facing relentless attacks from the opposition for "failing" to secure special category status for Andhra Pradesh. The Telugu Desam Party, however, continues to be a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
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