Ramesh credited Modi for affecting a generational shift in his Cabinet

"It is inconceivable in Congress that first-time MPs like

1. Nirmala Sitharaman,
2. Dharminder Pradhan,
3. Piyush Goyal or
4. Smriti Irani can become ministers independently handling major ministries," 
   

Ramesh said. "I became minister of state, then minister of state with independent charge and then full minister. I worked up the ladder, I was 50 years when I became MoS and people said I was young." He said he hoped Congress would eighties emulate this model. 
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