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Uttaranchal minister resigns
Dehra Dun, Oct 17: Peeved over the appointment of state Mandi Parishad chairman by Chief Minister N D Tiwari without his consultation, Uttaranchal Agriculture Minister Mahendra Singh Mahara has resigned from the state cabinet.
Dehra Dun, Oct 17: Peeved over the appointment of
state Mandi Parishad chairman by Chief Minister N D Tiwari
without his consultation, Uttaranchal Agriculture Minister
Mahendra Singh Mahara has resigned from the state cabinet.
Mahara told a news agency that he had sent in his conditional
resignation to Chief Minister N D Tiwari on Thursday from
Pithoragarh as soon as he heard the news of appointment of
Dinesh Agarwal as Mandi Parishad chairman without taking him
into confidence.
He said he had also sent a copy of his resignation to
Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
Bureau Report