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Cabinet reshuffle : Rahul’s ‘no’ “disappoints” Ministers with dual responsibilities

	April 14, 2008

Congress general secretary and party president Sonia Gand¬hi’s son, Rahul Gandhi’s turning down the offer of a ministerial berth is proving to be disconcerting for nine Ministers who hold dual responsibilities. Reports say that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had offered the post of Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to Rahul Gandhi and according to sources even Sonia Gandhi was not averse to the idea of his joining the Government. Rahul Gandhi politely turned down the of ...