| A tough road ahead for the Railway minister by eabhi200k on 22 June, 2013 - 04:00 AM | ||
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 eabhi200k | A tough road ahead for the Railway minister on 22 June, 2013 - 04:00 AM | |
Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took charge as the sixth Minister of Railways in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government’s second term.Earlier, the ministry had seen the unceremonious exit of Pawan Kumar Bansal, after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) unearthed an appointment scam involving Bansal’s nephew and a sitting member of the Railway Board.Kharge took charge at the office on the second floor of Rail Bhawan. The building also houses the minister’s staff, as well as board members, most of whom have lately been questioned by CBI. | ||