A plumber secures a berth in Modi’s new Cabinet
Sampla, a first time Lok sabha member of the party from Hoshiarpur is a grass-roots politician. He had a very humble beginning.
After completing his matriculation, Sampla managed to reach Saudi Arabia where he worked as a plumber, said an India Today report. After some years, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1998.
"If a tea seller's son can become the Prime Minister, why can't a plumber become a Minister. I am grateful to Modi ji and Amit ji for including me in Cabinet," Sampla was quoted as saying in the report.
The
Prime
Minister
called
me
up,
asking
me
to
be
ready
to
become
an
MoS.
I
don't
have
words
to
express
my
feelings,
he
said.
The
swearing-in
of
the
new
Ministers
will
take
place
at
1.030
pm
on
Sunday
at
the
Rashtrapati
Bhavan.
Before
the
swearing-in
ceremony,
Modi
is
hosting
a
breakfast
for
the
newcomers.
The current strength of the Council of Ministers is 45 - 23 of Cabinet rank, including the Prime Minister, and 22 Ministers of State. Of the 22 MoS, 10 hold Independent Charge.
There is speculation that a couple of ministers could be dropped while a few could be elevated to the Cabinet rank.
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