Reportedly Jayanthi Natarajan is expected to be drafted in Congress for work relating to party manifesto and other election matters
Jayanthi Natarajan, the union minister of state for environment and forests has resigned as part of a shake-up within senior leadership in Congress. She would be reportedly drafted into party work ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
The resignation of 59-year-old Natarajan has been accepted by the President, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.
It also said that Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily will hold additional charge of the Environment Ministry.
Natarajan, a senior member of Rajya Sabha for the third term, hails from Tamil Nadu and was brought in the ministry two years ago.
Sources said she would be drafted in party for work relating to manifesto and other matters.
Sources said there could be some more ministers who could resign to be brought to party organisation in preparation for the election.
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It was reported, several months ago, that Jayanthi Natarajan had claimed that "there are no pending environmental issues, on her table". This may be so, simply because the "papers " were passed on to others. We have heard of "passing the buck" before, too.
Before she really leaves, and dumps the job on Veerappa Moily, could she please list out the "outstanding" issues i.e. of cases that need various clearances, in departments and at state levels, where the "cases" concerned on "pending?" for clearance?
Unless, of course, Moily wants to open the desk and find that he is looking at the Pandora's box?
If Coal India's units, and other organizations that need MOEF clearances,have cases pending for years on end, someone is responsible. Could Ms Natarajan clarify these
"pending" issues?