No Women In 20-Member Cabinet As Eknath Shinde Expands 41-Day-Old Ministry
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18 MLAs, including state BJP president Chandrakant Patil, were sworn in as cabinet ministers at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai on Tuesday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expanded his two-member ministry 41 days after taking oath as the CM by inducting 18 ministers, nine each from his rebel Shiv Sena group and the BJP.
The list doesn't include a woman, a move being emphasized by politicians and women's rights activists.
"Maharashtra was the first state in the country to give reservation for women. When 50 per cent of India's population is of women, they are not represented in the state cabinet," NCP MP Supriya Sule said. "This shows the BJP's mindset," she added.
18 MLAs, including state BJP president Chandrakant Patil, were sworn in as cabinet ministers at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai on Tuesday.
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