Kathua rape case 'small incident', says J&K Dy CM Kavinder Gupta; updates

Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet reshuffle: BJP's Kavinder Gupta becomes new Deputy CM as Nirmal Singh resigned ahead of the rejig. Catch latest updates on J&K government reshuffle

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly speaker Kavinder Gupta, state BJP chief Sat Paul Sharma and six others were on Monday sworn in as ministers in the state's PDP-BJP government led by Mehbooba Mufti. The major shake-up of the council of ministers, including six of the BJP and two of the PDP — follows BJP ministers Lal Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga resigning from the cabinet earlier this month after they were criticised for taking part in a rally in support of those accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua.

Kavinder Gupta, described as an old RSS