Suresh Prabhu a mentor, Piyush Goyal says at Rail Bhawan

Goyal said Prabhu had also worked with his father during the Atal Behari Vajpayee regime

After grappling with issues of coal shortage and power deficit in his three-year stint as Union Power Minister, Piyush Goyal assumed charge of the Ministry of Railways, under a scanner after a number of derailments last month.

Suresh Prabhu, his predecessor at the latter, who has moved to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, was present as Goyal took charge at the second-floor office in Rail Bhavan.

“Piyush Goyalji is like my younger brother and now he will take over the reins.  I am confident that he would contribute to the development of the nation,” Prabhu said.

Piyush Goyal has