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Roy146;s coalition Cabinet gets five more ministers
Meghalaya Chief Minister Donkupar Roy on Thursday expanded his Cabinet by inducting three ministers and two deputy chief ministers.
Written by Tilakrai
Shillong | March 20, 2008 12:00 AM IST
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Donkupar Roy on Thursday expanded his Cabinet by inducting three ministers and two deputy chief ministers. Governor S S Sidhu administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at Raj Bhavan.
Hill State People Democratic Party HSPDP president H S Lyngdoh and two times NCP legislator Timothy Shira were sworn in as deputy CMs, while UDP legislators J A Lyngdoh, Nimarson Momin and NCP legislator E C B Bamon were administered the oath of office as Cabinet ministers.
The 12-member Cabinet now has three members each of the UDP and NCP; two of the HSPDP, two Independents and one each of the BJP and KHNAM. Roy said the portfolios for his ministers would be distributed late on Thursday after a meeting of the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance MPA.
On Thursday morning, senior UDP legislator Bindo M Lanong was elected unopposed as the Assembly Speaker. Congress nominee Charles Pyngrope had withdrawn from the race on Wednesday.
Meghalaya United Alliance MUA chairman D D Lapang assured the newly-elected Speaker of all coopertation. 8220;We have confidence in your impartiality as Speaker,8221; he added. 8220;I will not let anybody down after the faith you have reposed in me,8221; Lanong assured the legislators in response.
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