After dissent over portfolios within the party, eyebrows are now being raised over portfolios of few ministers which attract conflict of interest. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its national leaders have taken into consideration aspects like regional and social representation in the Cabinet, the possibility of a conflict of interest doesn’t appear to have been their top priority. I am a full time public servant,” Nirani told Hindustan Times in a statement on Sunday. The industries, which are family-run has nothing to do with the current portfolio I am in-charge,” the minister clarified. Professor Ravi Kumar Varma, former advocate general of Karnataka and a constitutional expert told Hindustan Times on Sunday that there is an increasing trend in India where democratic processes are “hijacked” by vested interests.

Source: Hindustan Times August 15, 2021 18:20 UTC