"Not About Promotion Or Demotion": Jitin Prasada On UP Cabinet Job
NDTV
The only one among the seven to get cabinet rank, Jitin Prasada denied that a UP ministry was a comedown for him. The 47-year-old was once a Union Minister in the Congress-led government.
Jitin Prasada, who switched from the Congress to the BJP earlier this year, was among the seven new ministers to join the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh just four months before state polls.
The only one among the seven to get cabinet rank, Jitin Prasada denied that a UP ministry was a comedown for him. The 47-year-old was once a Union Minister in the Congress-led government.
"It is not about promotion or demotion, it's about the intent to serve the people and whatever opportunity and responsibility I have got I am thankful to the BJP leadership, especially to the PM (Narendra Modi), Home Minister Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath," Mr Prasada told NDTV.
All new ministers met with the Chief Minister earlier today. They still have not been assigned ministries and have just three months before the code of conduct kicks in, which means no new announcement.
