Cant give NREGS space to any other political party

The Indian Express had reported on September 14 that Joshi had bypassed even seeking the Parliamentary Affairs Ministrys approval and packed the CEGC with Congress members,which included six sitting party MPs,one ex-MP and a Youth Congress activist from Uttar Pradesh.

It is my prerogative as the minister to appoint people on CEGC I cannot be guided by somebody else. Incidentally,his junior ministers Sisir Adhikari Trinamool Congress and Agatha Sangma NCP were not present as Joshi talked about the achievements of his ministry since he took charge.

Joshis assertion regarding his stand of not ceding any space to other political parties in implementing NREGS comes in the backdrop of his earlier statement virtually denigrating state governments of rival political parties in Parliament. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had to publicly snub him on this.