Tomar loses Home to Jain in first Cabinet reshuffle

Tomar now holds the post of Gurdwara Management, which was with Jain earlier.

[related-post]

“Tomar is in-charge of Languages and Tourism. Hence, we decided to align similar portfolios like Gurdwara Management with his existing portfolios. This is why he has been given this portfolio as well,” media advisor Nagendra Sharma said.

Sources in the government believe that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been pondering a reshuffle of the Cabinet for quite some time now. The capital witnessed a few incidents in the past few months where AAP MLAs were accused of rioting by police. The MLAs in turn had accused police of high-handedness.

Speculation was rife in the Secretariat that Kejriwal did not approve of the  manner in which police was handled.

When contacted, Tomar said the reshuffle is part of government functioning. “I will get some other important portfolio,” he said.
Sources also said there was a buzz within the government that Jain has been given charge of the “sensitive” department because of his proximity to Kejriwal.

“This is a vital department that has not been in tandem with the government’s scheme of things. Jain is known for dealing with officials to get work done.

The fact that he enjoys the trust of the CM also seems like a reason why he has been given charge of the department,” a source in the government said.