Bhayanak acha laga: Bharti on Sitharaman as Defence Minister
Union Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said, "Mujhe Nirmala Sitharaman ka Defence Minister banna...jaisa Bihar me kehte hain, bhayanak achcha laga (I liked Nirmala Sitharaman's elevation to Defence Ministry... as they say in Bihar, I terribly liked it)." Praising PM Narendra Modi for appointing a woman Defence Minister, she said he was sincere about women empowerment.