Cabinet Reshuffle: Smriti Irani Relieved As I&B Minister

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Cabinet Reshuffle: Smriti Irani Relieved As I&B Minister

Late last night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi relieved Smriti Irani as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting (I&B.) Irani’s subordinate Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will replace the I&B Minister.

PM Modi also assigned Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to take over the Finance Ministry. This change comes as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is recovering from renal transplant surgery. Mr. Goyal will handle the Finance Ministry until Jaitley recovers.

This is the second time Irani is being relieved from an important portfolio. Earlier she was part of the I&B Ministry but was replaced by Venkaiah Naidu. However, Mr. Naidu resigned after being elected as the Vice President of India.  

Ms. Irani was also appointed as the Minister for Human Resources and Development in May 2014. Two years into her term she was replaced by Prakash Javadekar.

Smriti Irani’s term as I&B Minister has been quite controversial. Some of the issues involved the fights against the Prasar Bharti Board and the notification of fake news. However, the fake news notification was withdrawn at the behest of the Prime Minister’s Office. The most recent controversy was when Irani gave out a few National Film Awards instead of the President of India.  

A top functionary from the Government claimed Irani’s controversies were embarrassing. He further stated the Government was fed up of the endless issues created by the Minister.

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