Such is the state of affair of nation today that Minister of Corporate Affairs Murli Deora has offered to resign on health ground instead of getting sacked on serious issues of improriety unravelled by draft CAG report.
In a statement Deora said, "Due to personal reasons, I have offered to step down as minister from the Union Cabinet and offer my services for the Congress Party , where my political career began. I thank the Congress President and Prime Minister for their continuous support and guidance."
Deora has submitted his resignation and sought to dismiss reports that he has asked for his son Milind Deora's inclusion in the council of ministers though onfficially he is lobbying for the same.
"Yes, I have offered to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to step down from the Union Council of Ministers... Have not asked for anything more... It is not a sudden decision," Deora told PTI.
Deora, however, clarified that he hasn't resigned yet and had offered to relinquish charge of the Corporate Affairs Ministry "orally" to Gandhi a few weeks back.
"I have the satisfaction of completing a full five-year stint as Union Minister and so now I thought it will be appropriate to step down," he said without elaborating.
There is talk of a Cabinet reshuffle after President Pratibha Patil's return from her sojourn in Hyderabad on July 8.
In a statement Deora said, "Due to personal reasons, I have offered to step down as minister from the Union Cabinet and offer my services for the Congress Party , where my political career began. I thank the Congress President and Prime Minister for their continuous support and guidance."
Deora has submitted his resignation and sought to dismiss reports that he has asked for his son Milind Deora's inclusion in the council of ministers though onfficially he is lobbying for the same.
"Yes, I have offered to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to step down from the Union Council of Ministers... Have not asked for anything more... It is not a sudden decision," Deora told PTI.
Deora, however, clarified that he hasn't resigned yet and had offered to relinquish charge of the Corporate Affairs Ministry "orally" to Gandhi a few weeks back.
"I have the satisfaction of completing a full five-year stint as Union Minister and so now I thought it will be appropriate to step down," he said without elaborating.
There is talk of a Cabinet reshuffle after President Pratibha Patil's return from her sojourn in Hyderabad on July 8.
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