MP mantris asked to carry lunch for meeting
The ministers were taken aback by the unprecedented instructions.
Bhopal: An official communication asking ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government to carry their lunch to the Cabinet meeting, scheduled to be held here on Tuesday, has taken many by surprise.
The ministers have been alerted that it would be a marathon cabinet meeting and hence, they should carry their lunch so they can have it during the proceedings, sources in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) told this newspaper on Monday.
The ministers were taken aback by the “unprecedented” instructions.
“The move is a part of austerity measures being undertaken by the state government. Hence, the ministers have been asked to arrange lunch on their own,” the sources said.
The Cabinet meeting will begin at 12noon has six agendas for discussion.
“However, other important issues beyond the official agendas of the Cabinet meeting will come up for discussion,” sources said.
Sources added the ministers have also been given indications that the Cabinet meeting would be a marathon one.