Union Minister George Kurian steps down, President accepts resignation

Kurian was probably the only minister in the Modi govt who belongs to the Christian community. The BJP had decided not to re-nominate him in the recent Rajya Sabha polls.

Representational Image | MoS George Kurian speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab)

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurian has resigned from the council of ministers after his Rajya Sabha term came to an end.

The BJP had decided not to renominate him in the recent Rajya Sabha polls.

President Droupadi Murmu has accepted his resignation, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Tuesday.

Kurian was also holding the charge as Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

The President of India, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accepted the resignation of Kurian from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, the communique said.

Kurian was probably the only minister in the Union government who belongs to the Christian community. His Rajya Sabha tenure ended on June 21.

Two Union ministers — Ravneet Singh Bittu and Kurian — were not renominated for the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections even though their tenures were coming to an end.

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