Appointment of advisers’ catches Rajasthan Governor’s attention
The Hindu
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The appointment of six MLAs as advisers to the Chief Minister, shortly after carried out in Rajasthan earlier this week, has caught the attention of the Raj Bhavan. has sought a clarification on the issue from Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya.
Jitendra Singh, Rajkumar Sharma and Danish Abrar (Congress) and Babulal Nagar, Sanyam Lodha and Ramkesh Meena (Independents) were appointed advisers.
The Congress, which has 108 MLAs, enjoys the support of 12 of the 13 Independents who had extended support to the State Government after the rebellion staged by then Deputy CM Sachin Pilot and 18 MLAs in July 2020.
As speculation over the continuation of Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in the Cabinet persisted, with the demand for his resignation raised by the BJP in connection with the ₹94 crore scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, his Cabinet colleagues came to his defence on Thursday.