CM Manohar Parrikar fine-tunes Goa budget from hospital

PANAJI: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar is “giving final touches to his price range”, which is scheduled for Thursday, from Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, meeting speaker Pramod Sawant instructed TOI on Monday.
Parrikar, who is undergoing treatment for pancreatitis on the clinic, has nearly finished making ready his price range speech and only the opening remarks are left, sources said. They said he is in constant contact with state government officials for finalising the price range.

The former defence minister has permitted public works department minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar, who used to be appointed leader of the House in Parrikar’s absence, to table the price range — a primary in Goa’s legislative meeting history.

Dhavalikar said he has additionally been permitted to transparent all information touching on the trade of the House.

But Dhavalikar, who represents the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) in the BJP-led coalition, said Parrikar will present the price range himself if he returns to Goa on Wednesday.

Session only for 4 days due to Parrikar’s sickness: Panel

After the price range is tabled, the government is likely to take a vote on account for 5 months, said Sawant. The discussion on the price range will happen in the subsequent meeting session, most probably in June or July.


The trade advisory committee of the meeting that met after the governor’s deal with additionally determined to curtail the month-long price range session to 4 days due to Parrikar’s sickness.


Sawant said that the House’s same old trade — query hour, calling consideration, zero hour mention, and many others — would happen on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, there can be a discussion on the governor’s deal with, to which Dhavalikar would respond.


Meanwhile, BJP held its legislative birthday celebration assembly simply prior to the meeting session began on Monday and decided on urban building minister Francis D’Souza as its leader. It used to be attended by all three MPs from the state — Vinay Tendulkar (Rajya Sabha MP and birthday celebration’s Goa unit president), Shripad Naik and Narendra Sawaikar (both Lok Sabha MPs).


Health minister Vishwajit Rane briefed MLAs on Parrikar’s well being. Parrikar used to be referred to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital by the Goa Medical College on Thursday.
CM Manohar Parrikar fine-tunes Goa budget from hospital CM Manohar Parrikar fine-tunes Goa budget from hospital Reviewed by Kailash on February 20, 2018 Rating: 5
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