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Punjab Cabinet expansion: Harish Rawat assures berth to those left-out in govt setup

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Punjab Cabinet expansion: Harish Rawat assures berth to those left-out in govt setup
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Punjab Cabinet expansion: After 15 Congress MLAs took oath as Cabinet ministers, Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat on Sunday assured berth to those who were left-out. Harish Rawat, after expansion of Punjab Cabinet, said that "Those who could not be made ministers today will be accommodated in the Govt setup and the organization. This exercise has been done to bring in young faces & strike a social and regional balance."
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Also Read | Punjab Cabinet Expansion: Balbir Singh Sidhu counters Cong high command, asks reason for his ouster as Cabinet minister Harish Rawat turns red on Combined Commander's Conference - The Statesman Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit administered oath to 15 Congress MLAs out of which six are completely new. Also read | Punjab Cabinet expansion: Final list of ministers out
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Punjab cabinet expansion: 15 MLAs take oath as Cabinet ministers The 15 MLAs who took oath today as Punjab Cabinet Ministers are Brahm Mohindra, Manpreet Singh Badal, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Rana Gurjeet Singh, Aruna Chaudary, Razia Sultana, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Vijay Inder Singla, Randeep Singh Nabha, Raj Kumar Verka, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Pargat Singh, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Gukrirat Singh Kotli. Ahead of Punjab cabinet expansion, six MLAs had written to state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu to not include Rana Gurjeet Singh in the new cabinet. However, the resentment by Congress MLAs didn't restricted his inclusion. Punjab Cabinet expansion: Final list of ministers out Likewise, Balbir Singh Sidhu and Gurpreet Singh Kangar questioned the High Command for their ouster as Cabinet ministers. "What was my mistake? I want to ask the party high command why my name was not considered for the new cabinet," said Sidhu. -PTC News-
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