Patil Accepts Kamat’s Resignation; Ramesh Given Additional Charge
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 7,
July 2011
A Rashtrapati Bhavan press statement said Kamat's resignation had been accepted by the President on the recommendation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
‘The President of India, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Shri Gurudas Kamat from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect and directed that Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Rural Development shall be assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation,' the statement said.
Apparently peeved at not having been given a key portfolio, Kamat did not attend the swearing in for new ministers Tuesday and resigned after the ceremony. Read the full report here.
Source: News One, New Delhi.
