GoemkarponnDesk
Panaji:A day after the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant reshuffled cabinet ranking of his Ministers, the opposition MGP charged that the Minority Ministers are sidelined in the seniority list.
In a statement issued, MGP supremo Ramakrishna Dhavalikar said that except Minister Mauvin Godinho, who is elevated to rank 4, all other Minority Ministers are demoted.
“Despite their performance, the Ministers are demoted. This shows the injustice done to the Minorities by the BJP,” he said.
As per fresh seniority list, Godinho is elevated to 4th position from 8th.
Minister for waste management Michael Lobo is demoted the last position, from his earlier rank of 7, while Minister for WRD Filipe Neri Rodrigues has slipped to 9th position from 6th. Minister for Revenue Jenifar Monserratte is also demoted down.
Dhavalikar said that Rodrigues, who is most senior among all,should have been on top of the seniority list.
Also, he said that Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, who was elevated to 6th rank from 9, should have been further on the top for successfully handling COVID situation, the MLA said.