Cabinet rejig: BJP MP R.K. Singh thanks PM Modi, promises to live up to expectations

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ANI New Delhi [India]
Last Updated : Sep 03 2017 | 10:07 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former home secretary R.K. Singh on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inducting him in his Cabinet, promising to live up to the expectations of the former.

Talking to the media here, "I thank Prime Minister Modi for expressing confidence in my ability and I will try live up to that confidence and expectations."

He further apprised that his portfolio has not been decided yet.

Prime Minister Modi will reshuffle his Cabinet on Sunday at 10.30 a.m. before leaving for China to attend the BRICS Summit.

President Ram Nath Kovind will be swearing-in the new ministers in the Prime Minister Modi-led government.

Several Cabinet ministers have already stepped down from their posts, viz. Bandaru Dattatreya, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Sanjeev Baliyan and Faggan Singh Kulaste.

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First Published: Sep 03 2017 | 10:07 AM IST

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