Last Updated: August 03, 2022, 16:29 IST
The cabinet rejig has reflected the Bengal government’s emphasis on tribals and North Bengal. (PTI File)
The cabinet reshuffle comes close on the heels of former minister and Mamata’s trusted aide Partha Chatterjee’s arrest in the infamous teach recruitment scam case
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee effected a reshuffle in her cabinet on Wednesday by inducting eight new ministers, including former BJP MP Babul Supriyo. The cabinet reshuffle comes close on the heels of former minister and Mamata’s trusted aide Partha Chatterjee’s arrest in the infamous teacher recruitment scam case.
The new-look cabinet reflects a “holistic Bengal” with Mamata promoting adivasi minister Birbaha Hansda to minister with independent charge. There is an emphasis on tribal identity and North Bengal in the cabinet rejig, with the state government and the Trinamool Congress being separate entities.
Those who took oath were Supriyo, Snehasish Chakroborty, Partha Bhowmick, Udayan Guha and Pradeep Majumdar as ministers in charge, while Hansda and Roychoudhury were given independent charge. Tajmul Hussain and Satyajit Burman have been given charge as ministers of state.
With these additions, the chief minister is looking to start afresh after being hit by the Chatterjee fiasco, with an administration that bears a “clean image”.
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