PM Modi to relieve Jaitley of defence portfolio – BJP official

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Indian PM Modi speaks with Finance Minister Jaitley during the launch of the Jan Dhan Yojana, or the Scheme for People's Wealth, in New Delhi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – (Corrects spelling of party official’s name) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will replace his defence minister, a senior party official told Reuters on Thursday, in a move that would allow the minister, Arun Jaitley, to focus on his main job of steering the economy out of troubled waters. Since Modi took office in May, Jaitley has headed both ministries. He will be replaced by Manohar Parrikar, the chief minister of Goa, said Sadanand Tanavade, a general secretary of the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). …

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