Two women in new Maharashtra government
November 8th, 2009 - 12:26 am ICT by IANSMumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) Fauzia Khan, a Muslim, and Congress party’s Varsha Gaekwad, a Dalit, have found place in the new Maharashtra council of ministers sworn in Saturday.
Both Fauzia, a Member of Legislative Council (the upper house) from Parbhani, and Gaekwad have been inducted as ministers of state.
The convent-educated Fauzia is considered close to NCP chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
Fauzia, in her mid-40s, heads the Federation of All Maharashtra Minority Education Organisation and runs several educational institutions in Parabhani.
Gaekwad, in her mid-30s, is the daughter of Congress MP from Mumbai North-Central Eknath Gaekwad.
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