President Murmu accepted Pashupati Kumar Paras' resignation as Food Processing Minister, and Kiren Rijiju assumes additional charge.

President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Union Food Processing Industries Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras, who accused the BJP of injustice to his Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party by excluding it from the seat-sharing deal with allies for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar. Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

March 20, 2024
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