Goa Minister Nilesh Cabral has resigned from the Cabinet to pave for one of the eight 바카라turncoat바카라 MLAs who switched over to the BJP from the Congress in September last year.
Cabral resigned from the Cabinet, a day after admitting that senior party leaders had spoken to him about having to make a 바카라sacrifice바카라, IE reported.
Nuvem MLA Aleixo Sequeira, who was among the eight MLAs who had defected, will be inducted into the Cabinet, the report said.
바카라Shri Nilesh Cabral has submitted his resignation from the Council of Ministers to the Hon바카라ble Chief Minister. Swearing-in of Shri Aleixo Sequeira to the Cabinet is scheduled today at 7 pm at Raj Bhavan,바카라 the report quoted a government spokesperson as having said.
Cabral, who represents the Curchorem Assembly constituency, also held the portfolios of Law and Judiciary, Environment and Climate Change, and Legislative Affairs.
Speculations about a Cabinet reshuffle 바카라 to accommodate Sequeira, former chief minister Digambar Kamat and Calangute MLA Michael Lobo 바카라 were rife for over a year.
This is the first rejig in the state Cabinet after the Pramod Sawant-led BJP formed the government in Goa.
The report quoting sources said: 바카라Cabral was summoned to Delhi earlier this week, where the party high command made it clear that he will have to step aside to fulfil the party바카라s commitment of a Cabinet berth to Sequeira, made at the time of the latter바카라s joining.바카라
The report quoting Cabral on the development said: 바카라Three days back, there was a discussion and the party leaders said it is required to induct one of the eight MLAs. Not only me, I think they told others also바카라 I have not been told to step down, but 바카라sacrifice바카라 was the word used, not only for me but for other ministers also. The CM has not told me anything. I have not been told to resign yet바카라it was just said 바카라sacrifice바카라 you will have to make. That바카라s how they said it.바카라
