A day after he was divested of the Forest and Environment portfolio, Madhya Pradesh scheduled caste welfare minister Nagar Singh Chouhan on Monday threatened to resign from his post. His portfolio has been allocated to Congress turncoat Ramniwas Rawat. Chouhan threatened that his wife Anita Singh Chouhan would also quit as the Ratlam MP if the BJP leaders failed to respond “positively” to his concerns. “I am going to Delhi to discuss this issue. Till then, I stand by my statement. I will decide in a day or two after…
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Madhya Pradesh Cabinet sees expansion, Congress turncoat and prominent OBC leader included | Political Pulse News
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expanded his Cabinet on Monday, including a recent Congress turncoat and prominent OBC leader from Chambal, Ram Niwas Rawat. The switch of Rawat, a six-time MLA from Vijaypur in Sheopur, from the Congress to the BJP on April 30 was a significant political gain for the BJP. Incidentally, due to a mix-up, Rawat was initially sworn in as a Minister of State (MoS). Within 15 minutes, he took oath again as a Cabinet minister. With Rawat’s entry, the Yadav ministry has acquired yet another…