Railway Minister's PA Rahul Bhandari to meet Bansal: NewsX
- 5 years ago
News X: A meeting of the Congress top brass is scheduled for Saturday evening amid talk that a decision on the removal of railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and shifting of beleaguered law minister Ashwani Kumar is on the cards.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be deliberating on the matter as pressure mounts for the removal of Bansal.
Congress spokespersons have been maintaining that government is "seized" of the matter of continuance of Bansal and Kumar.
Significantly, Bansal skipped a meeting of the Union Cabinet last evening, that added grist to the mill that he could be on his way out.
The railway minister's nephew Vijay Singla has been arrested for allegedly trying to fix the promotion for a member in the Railway Board.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be deliberating on the matter as pressure mounts for the removal of Bansal.
Congress spokespersons have been maintaining that government is "seized" of the matter of continuance of Bansal and Kumar.
Significantly, Bansal skipped a meeting of the Union Cabinet last evening, that added grist to the mill that he could be on his way out.
The railway minister's nephew Vijay Singla has been arrested for allegedly trying to fix the promotion for a member in the Railway Board.