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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Perween Amanullah,Bihar's first woman Muslim Minister Resigns Tuesday Feb 04,2014



Bihar's Social Welfare Minister Perween Amanullah, the first Muslim woman minister in the state, on Tuesday Feb 04,2014 resigned from the Nitish Kumar cabinet as well as the Janata Dal-United.

"I have resigned from the cabinet and the JD-U and sent it (resignation letter) to the chief minister," Amanullah told media persons in Patna.

Perween Amanullah refused to disclose the reasons behind her decision to quit the cabinet and party, but only hinted at her anger against the system that prevented her from functioning as per her desire.

Perween Amanullah (daughter of diplomat-turned-politician Syed Shahabuddin and wife of a senior IAS officer Afzal Amanullah) had won from Sahebpur Kamal, a Muslim-dominated constituency in Begusarai district, in the 2010 state assembly polls.

Perween Amanullah Joins AAP on Thursday Feb 06,2014


"I had several problems with the Nitish Kumar Govt and none of my concerns regarding corruption were being addressed. I have been in talks with AAP for a month and have finally decided to join the party,"she said
 

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