Appoint regular Defence Minister: JD(U) MP asks Centre
Expressing concern over the recent ordnance factory fire, JD(U) MP Haribansh Narayan Singh on Friday asked the Centre to appoint a "regular" Defence Minister. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was given additional charge of the Defence Ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigned to be Goa's Chief Minister. The NDA government had come to power raising issues relating to defence, he pointed out.