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Mukul Roy sworn in as cabinet minister
Tuesday March 20, 2012 01:46:50 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Trinamool
Congress MP Mukul Roy was Tuesday sworn in as a cabinet minister
and is expected to replace party MP Dinesh Trivedi, who had to
quit as railway minister following the rail budget in which he
proposed to hike passenger fares.
Roy, former minister of state for shipping, was sworn in by
President Pratibha Patil at a brief function in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee forced Trivedi's exit from the
cabinet following the rail budget last week. Banerjee had written
to the prime minister that Trivedi should be replaced by Roy.
The swearing in ceremony was attended by Vice President Hamid
Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia
Gandhi and several union ministers.
Banerjee was conspicuous by her absence as was Trivedi, whose
resignation was accepted Monday. Most Trinamool MPs were, however,
present.
Roy told reporters that safety, security and punctuality would be
his priority as railway minister but added that he would speak in
detail only in parliament.
Trinamool Sudip Bandyopadhyay said the new railway minister had
the prerogative to take a decision on hike in passenger fares.
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