Inducted as Kailash Gahlot’s replacement in Delhi Cabinet, new minister Shokeen not given any portfolio

On November 17, the time Gahlot resigned from AAP, Atishi had written to the bureau of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G), proposing that Gahlot’s portfolios beryllium allocated to her. Shokeen was picked arsenic Gahlot’s replacement connected November 18.

The aforesaid day, successful different missive to the L-G, Atishi wrote, “Kailash Gahlot has submitted his resignation arsenic minister. I urge that the aforesaid whitethorn beryllium kindly accepted…”

In the aforesaid letter, she projected to “induct Raghuvinder Shokeen, MLA, arsenic curate successful the Council of Ministers”. She added, “In addition, I reiterate my connection dated 17.11.2024 for allocation of portfolios of Transport, Administrative Reforms, Information Technology, Home and Women & Child Development to the undersigned with contiguous effect.”

“L-G to see these recommendations immediately,” work the missive undersigned by the CM.

A elder authoritative from L-G House said, “After the erstwhile curate resigned, CM sent a connection that she is allocating the portfolios to herself. The allocation of portfolios is simply a prerogative of the CM, which the L-G has approved and a notification has besides been published successful this regard.”

With Gahlot resigning arsenic a minister, the connection to induct a caller curate has to beryllium approved by the President. “The connection has been sent for the President’s approval… Once the caller curate takes oath, the CM tin reshuffle oregon allot immoderate portfolios to him…,” added the official.

Asked wherefore Shokeen has not been allocated a portfolio, a root successful the AAP said, “He mightiness not beryllium fixed a cardinal portfolio, but the enactment whitethorn delegate immoderate departments, erstwhile the support from the President comes.”