I 'terribly' liked Sitharaman's elevation: Uma Bharti

New Delhi, Sep 5: Union Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said that she “terribly” liked fellow minister Nirmala Sitharamans elevation to the Defence Ministry.

“Mujhe Nirmala Sitharaman ka Defence Minister ban bahut achcha laga...jaisa Bihar me kehte hain, bhayak achcha laga (I liked Niramala Sitharaman’s becoming the Defence Minister… as they say in Bihar, I terribly liked it),” Bharti said. She said that the step shows that Prime Minister rendra Modi is sincere about women empowerment. Bharti herself was divested of the Ganga Rejuvetion portfolio in the latest Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday. (IANS)