HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has been given additional charge of the Telecom Ministry on Monday, after the resignation of A. Raja on Sunday.
The arrangement is seen to be temporary in view of the ongoing Parliament session when issues related to the Ministry are to be handled at the senior level, particularly when allegations of corruption in 2G spectrum allocation have erupted.
Normally, a reshuffle of the Council of Ministers is not undertaken during a Parliament session.
Mr. Sibal, a lawyer-turned-politician, was last week given additional charge of Ministries of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, which fell vacant after incumbent Prithviraj Chavan was made Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Commenting on the additional charge given to him, Mr. Sibal said any Ministry when given is a challenge and decisions should be taken after proper thinking.
Reacting to the move, DMK Parliamentary Party leader T.R. Baalu said party chief M. Karunanidhi has not yet decided on a successor to Mr. Raja.
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