The much awaited suspense on the new cabinet got over on Thursday with the announcement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers. The strongman of Jammu and Kashmir politics, Dr. Farooq Abdullah has been appointed as the new minister for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
With this announcement and making one of the most experienced person in politics as the minister of New and Renewable Energy, the UPA government has made it clear that this time it is much more focused on utilizing the alternative source of energy.
Dr. Abdullah was born on 21 October, 1936 in Soura, Jammu & Kashmir, India), is a doctor of medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir thrice - 1982 - 1984, 1986 - 1990 and 1996 - 2002. His political career has been marked with controversy. Publicly, Farooq Abdullah has advocated autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir within the constitution of India and he has advocated the formalization of the Line of Control (LoC) as the International Border between India and Pakistan.
SolarIndiaOnline.com congratulates Mr. Abdullah on being the new Minister of New and Renewable Energy of the country.
Friday, May 29, 2009
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