New Goa CM Pramod Sawant Swearing : Pramod Sawant is the new chief minister of the state following the death of Manohar Parrikar.
New Goa CM Pramod Sawant Swearing : Pramod Sawant took the oath as the new chief minister of Goa. Sawant succeeds Manohar Parrikar who died on Sunday after battling pancreatic cancer for a year. A two-time MLA representing Sanquelim constituency, Sawant is among the few leaders in the BJP groomed by Parrikar himself.
Late Monday night, twelve ministers took oath in the new cabinet, including Sawant. The new government has two deputy chief ministers, Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLA Sudin Dhavalikar, from the two small parties backing BJP in the coastal state.
Pramod Sawant, 45, has a Bachelor’s degree in Ayurvedic Medicine from the Ganga Aruvedic Medical College in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district and was practicing doctor of alternative medicine. He has also completed his Masters in Social Welfare from the Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, and is known for his associations in youth networks.
Remembering Manohar Parrikar, Pramod Sawant before the swearing-in ceremony said, “Whatever I am today is all due to Manohar Parrikar. It was he who brought me to politics, I became the Speaker and the CM today, due to him.
The Party has given me a huge responsibility, I will try my best to carry it out in the best possible manner, he added.
Late Monday night, twelve ministers took oath in the new cabinet, including Sawant. The new government has two deputy chief ministers, Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLA Sudin Dhavalikar, from the two small parties backing BJP in the coastal state.
Pramod Sawant, 45, has a Bachelor’s degree in Ayurvedic Medicine from the Ganga Aruvedic Medical College in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district and was practicing doctor of alternative medicine. He has also completed his Masters in Social Welfare from the Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, and is known for his associations in youth networks.
Remembering Manohar Parrikar, Pramod Sawant before the swearing-in ceremony said, “Whatever I am today is all due to Manohar Parrikar. It was he who brought me to politics, I became the Speaker and the CM today, due to him.
The Party has given me a huge responsibility, I will try my best to carry it out in the best possible manner, he added.