Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan acknowledged efforts on the part of the Government of India and that of Kuwait in their intervention following the fire tragedy in Kuwait that claimed 45 Indian lives. On State Health Minister Veena George not given permission to visit the Chief Mini
Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan slammed the Union government for "not giving clearance" for Kerala Health Minister Veena George to travel to Kuwait to coordinate assistance for the people from the state affected by the tragic fire mishap in the Gulf country.
Kerala Minister K Rajan called it unfortunate that the central government denied permission to Kerala Health Minister Veena George to visit Kuwait and take part in relief work after a fire incident claimed the lives of 45 Indians, including 23 from Kerala.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said that the Union government's refusal to grant her permission to travel to Kuwait to coordinate relief efforts for Keralites affected by a tragic fire incident was very unfortunate. She also said that the Indian Embassy in Kuwait did not gi
Minister K Rajan said that it was unfortunate that State Health Minister Veena George was not permitted to travel to Kuwait. "Our intention was to coordinate the efforts and make sure Keralites are getting treatment. But Union government made her wait due to technical reasons," he said.
After a special cabinet meeting held this morning, the Chief Minister Pinaray Vijayan-led government announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for those who were injured in the June 12 mishap in Kuwati's city of Al-Mangaf.
After the swearing-in of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Kalpana Soren as MLA from Gandey assembly constituency, Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta expressed confidence that JMM will form government in Jharkhand again with full majority.
With this Nadda, who has been serving as the BJP President since 2019 has entered the BJP cabinet. Earlier, he was Union Health Minister in BJP government from 2014-19.
"Everyone decided that even though the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister, are still in jail, we will fight the ongoing battle to save the Constitution and democracy together with the people of Delhi," he said.