Shah is no.2 in Modi government |
Indian Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah on Tuesday put to rest speculation on who was the No. 2 in the Modi government by chairing a high-level meeting attended by senior ministers such as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan, railway and commerce minister Piyush Goyal and Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. Amit Shah chairing the meeting was indicative of his growing clout in the Narendra Modi government and the BJP in the aftermath of the resounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls. Shah discussed redrawing the long-pending delimitation of constituencies in the state, where Assembly polls are due. There is a feeling in the Jammu region that it is being discriminated against as Kashmir valley has more Assembly seats than Jammu. Even the Ladakh region has expressed that it is discriminated against. The delimitation commission will take into account the population and area of different regions of the state and come up with relevant recommendations. After the commission submits its report, the MHA will take a decision on the scope and size of the Assembly constituencies and determine the number of seats to be reserved for the people belonging to Scheduled Castes.
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