NDTV Correspondent
http://www.ndtv.com/topstories/showtopstory.asp?slug=Goa+govt+faces+threat+to+stability&id=17062
Wednesday, June 8, 2005 (Panjim):
It's evident that jockeying in the Congress has postponed the party's
MLAs from being inducted into the Cabinet.
Yesterday, Pratapsingh Rane was sworn in for his seventh term and NCP
leader Wilfred D'Souza was inducted in as Deputy Chief Minister.
But now the new Chief Minister faces a new challenge finding seats for
all those who broke from the BJP to join him and his own party MLAs.
"We want all ministers, who resigned and sacrificed their seats for the
Congress, to get berths," said Wilfred D'Souza, Deputy Chief Minister,
Goa.
Congress MLAs are already unhappy, because after making four new recent
recruits ministers and one minister from the MGP, there will be only
five seats left among 13 of the Congress MLAs.
Tough times
The threat of instability remains.
"If the government does well, we will support it based on issues. But I
hope there is stability for the next two years. I wish them luck," said
Manohar Parrikar, former chief minister, Goa.
With a promise of political stability to the Goans for the next two
years, Rane has been sworn as Goa's 15th Chief Minister in 15 years.
But the real trouble lies ahead as there will be many Congress MLAs
aspiring for ministerial berths
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Regards,
Carlos