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16
March 2017
Chief
Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday won the trust vote in the Goa assembly,
with 22 MLAs supporting his government. The Congress got the support of 16
legislators.
Parrikar,
whose BJP heads a coalition government with a slim majority, was sworn in as
Chief Minister of the coastal state for the fourth time on Tuesday.
Parrikar,
who is not a legislator and is a Rajya Sabha member, moved a one-line motion of
confidence, after which pro-tem Speaker Sidharth Kunkolienkar asked those in
favour of the motion to stand up. The Total
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The
pro-tem Speaker overruled Opposition member Pratapsingh Rane's efforts to raise
a point of order related to the appointment of a junior member of the assembly
as pro-tem Speaker.
The
22 MLAs who supported the motion those of the Bharatiya Janata Party (minus the
pro-tem Speaker), three each of Goa Forward and MGP, three Independents and
Nationalist Congress Party MLA Churchill Alemao. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
Congress
MLA Vishajit Rane, who over the last few days had been accusing the Congress
leadership of squandering away chances of forming a government in the state,
was not present during the voting. The Total
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Rane
later told reporters outside the assembly complex that he was not happy with
the functioning of the Congress and would be quitting it soon.
"I
have been complaining about the functioning of the Congress. No one is paying
attention. I will be quitting the party soon," Rane said.
When
Parrikar was asked to react to Rane going missing during the trust vote, he
said: "Why are you asking me, ask him." The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
The
Congress has alleged that the BJP-led coalition government was
legitimate.
"They
have bought over MLAs. They have not allowed us to speak in the assembly or
discuss the motion, they have even foisted a Speaker who formerly was reporting
to Manohar Parrikar as Chief Minister in 2012. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
"There
is no legitimacy for this government," Congress spokesperson and MLA
Aleixo Reginaldo. The Total Investment & Insurance
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The
former Defence Minsiter later told reporters that portfolios to the 10-member
cabinet would be announced on Saturday. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
"Expansion
of the cabinet will be done after the budget session is over. The budget
session will begin on March 22," Parrikar said. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
Thursday's
trust vote was ordered by the Supreme Court following a petition by the
Congress which alleged that Goa Governor Mridula Sinha had played a partisan
role in inviting the BJP to form a government although the Congress was the
single largest party with 17 MLAs in the 40-member assembly.The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
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