Pranab may resign as finance minister on June 24

June 15, 2012 13:39

Reports say that finance minister Pranab Mukheree is set to resign from the Cabinet on June 24. He is expected to file his nomination papers on June 25, if he in fact becomes the UPA candidate at the meeting today. Sources says he remains the first choice of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. If that happens, Pranab will resign as finance minister on June 24.

On his part, Pranab Mukherjee has remained tight-lipped about his candidature. He apparently told the media hounding him for a statement on the polls, "Don't torture yourself in the sun. You will be told soon."

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