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"Will try to fulfil promises made by our govt in manifesto": Shiv Sena's Shambhuraj Desai

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Nagpur (Maharashtra) | December 15, 2024 10:42:06 PM IST
Following his oath as a cabinet minister in the Maharashtra Government, Shiv Sena leader Shambhuraj Desai on Sunday said that the government would try to fulfil the promises made during the manifesto and work for the development of the state.

Desai emphasised that he and other ministers were committed to working under the leadership of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar. He further added that the final decision regarding ministerial portfolios would be made by Fadnavis, Shinde, and Pawar.

"We have taken oath as ministers to work under the government of CM Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar Sahib. We will try to fulfil the promises made by our government in the manifesto and work for the development of the state... Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar will take the final decision on the portfolios," he said.

Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that 39 leaders have taken the oath as cabinet ministers, including six as state ministers, and that portfolio allocation is expected to be finalised within two days. He stated that discussions during this session would focus on the Governor's speech, with 20 bills scheduled for introduction.

"Thirty-nine leaders have taken the oath today, six of whom are state ministers. In two days, portfolio allocation will be clarified. This session will include discussions on the Governor's speech and 20 bills will be introduced," said Fadnavis.

The cabinet expansion of the BJP-led Maharashtra government took place on Sunday, with 39 ministers sworn in during a ceremony in Nagpur.

The newly sworn-in cabinet ministers from the BJP include Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Chandrakant Patil, Girish Mahajan, Ganesh Naik, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Jaykumar Rawat, Pankaja Munde, Atul Save, Ashok Uike, Ashish Shelar, Shivendra Raje Bhosale, Jaikumar Gore, Sanjay Savkare, Nitesh Rane, and Akash Pundkar.

Shiv Sena leaders who took the oath include Gulab Patil, Dada Bhuse, Sanjay Rathod, Uday Samant, Shambhuraje Desai, Sanjay Shirsath, Pratap Sarnaik, Bharatshet Gogavale, and Prakash Abitkar.NCP leaders inducted into the cabinet are Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde, Datta Bharane, Aditi Tatkare, Manikrao Kokate, Narhari Jhirwal, Mankarand Jadhav Patil, and Babasaheb Patil.

The six state ministers sworn in include BJP's Madhuri Misal, Pankaj Bhoar, and Meghna Bordikar; Shiv Sena's Ashish Jaiswal and Yogesh Kadam; and NCP's Indranil Naik.

Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to the new ministers. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar were present at the ceremony held at Raj Bhavan. (ANI)

 
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