PANJIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said the portfolios for all the four newly-inducted ministers in the State cabinet would be allotted on Monday, before commencement of the Assembly session.
Speaking to media persons, Sawant said the notification for portfolio allocation to the new Ministers would be issued on Monday morning.
Chandrakant Kavlekar, Michael Lobo, Jennifer Monserrate and Felipe Neri Rodrigues were sworn in as Ministers on Saturday. Kavlekar will be appointed as Deputy Chief Minister. Incidentally, the Monsoon Session of State Legislative Assembly begins from Monday. When asked how the new ministers would handle questions on the floor of the House, Sawant said that he will handle the situation, if they fumble. “I will be there to help them out, if they can’t answer,” said Sawant, who has dropped three ministers from the alliance – Goa Forward Party and one Independent on Saturday.
Deputy Chief minister Vijai Sardesai who also heads Goa Forward Party along with his two colleagues – Vinod Palyekar and Jayesh Salgaonkar – were dropped from the State cabinet along with Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte. All four will now be part of the Opposition.
