PRESIDENT ACCEPTS RESIGNATIONS OF SHRI ASHOK GAJAPATHI RAJU PUSAPATI AND SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY FROM THE UNION COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

Rashtrapati Bhavan : 09.03.2018

The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of the following Ministers from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution :-

i. Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, and

ii. Shri Y.S. Chowdary

Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, The President has directed that the work of the Ministry of Civil Aviation will be looked after by the Prime Minister.

This release issued at 1110 hrs.