The four MoS-rank ministers promoted to the cabinet-level, include Suresh Rana, 49, a two-time MLA from Thana Bhawan, whose name figures in cases related to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots
Suresh Rana. pic/pti
Their portfolios are likely to be announced later. Five ministers resigned Tuesday night from the original 43-member ministry. A day before the cabinet reshuffle, the CM was closeted with senior RSS functionaries and top UP BJP leaders to give a final shape to his new team that is expected to lead the state up to the 2022 assembly polls.
'BJP turned UP into hatya pradesh, expansion a sham'
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the BJP government is trying to divert people's attention by transferring senior officials on one hand and expanding the ministry on the other. He said during the SP regime, UP was on its way to become 'uttam pradesh' (best state) but the BJP harmed the state's image and turned it into 'hatya pradesh' (murder state). Yadav, in a statement, alleged that Yogi Adityanath is resorting to such tactics after failing on all fronts.
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