By Muslim Mirror Staff
New Delhi: As many as seven Muslims have been included in the 44 members cabinet led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. They took oath along with other ministers at an austere ceremony held in the Raj Bhawan on Monday.
Firhad Hakim, Javed Ahmed Khan, Ghulam Rabbani and Siddiqullah Chaudhary will be cabinet members. Akhruzzaman and Yeasmin Sabina will be Ministers of State (MoS). Humayun Kabir will be MoS with independent charge.
On the advice of Chief Minister @MamataOfficial and in accordance with Article 164 of the Constitution I have made allocation of portfolios to all the ministers including CM.
Expect team now to work in overdrive for public welfare and take steps for return to normalcy. pic.twitter.com/SUjRrCS6e5
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) May 10, 2021
Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) returned to power for its third consecutive term after it won 213 seats in the state’s assembly election.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as a principle opposition party as it won 74 seats.
Abbas Siddiqui-led Indian Secular Front won one seat while Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen failed to win a single seat in the state.