'Reward for 20 yrs of loyalty': BJP MLA 'unhappy' on being dropped from Goa cabinet


Panaji, Sep 24(PTI): Goa BJP legislator Francis D'Souza expressed displeasure on Monday over his removal from the Manohar Parrikar-led cabinet, wondering if this was the reward given to him by the party for his 20-year-long loyalty.

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday dropped from his cabinet D'Souza and Pandurang Madkaikar, both ailing and currently admitted at hospitals.

"This is the reward I am getting for my loyalty to the party for the last 20 years," D'Souza, who is currently admitted at a hospital in the US, told news agency PTI on phone.

The MLA, who got elected on the BJP ticket from Mapusa constituency in North Goa district for the past two decades, claimed he was not even taken into confidence before being dropped from the cabinet.

"I had even spoken to the chief minister last evening but he did not give any hint... When I called him today after coming to know that I was being dropped, the chief minister said it was the party high command's decision," said the MLA, who was heading the urban development department.

Besides D'Souza, Parrikar also dropped power minister Madkaikar, who is admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai after he suffered a brain stroke in June.

They would be replaced with BJP legislators Milind Naik and Nilesh Cabral.

D'Souza claimed the party was trying to remove him from the cabinet for the past one year. "Finally, they did it," he said.

"Today they have dropped me from cabinet. Tomorrow they will remove me from the party, if I am useless for them," he said.

D'Souza, one of the senior most ministers in the cabinet, was a contender for the chief minister's post in 2014 when Parrikar was elevated as the defence minister in the central government.

The legislator, however, had lost the chance to party colleague Laxmikant Parsekar, who then became the chief minister.

Parrikar, 62, is undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

  

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    Is all this Karma for going against the popular mandate of the peole in the last elections.

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  • Stan, Udupi/Dubai

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    If two ministers are dropped because they are sick, then by the same logic CM also should be sacked.

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  • Mothi ji, Kallianpur

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    Parrikar is the key for the secrets of the Rafale scam...daku will take Parrikar to kakkus also, if given a chance. Daku will make sure Parrikar stays in AIIMS under his nose, until the end...

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    Francis D' Souza, your master feku is back stabber .

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  • El En Tea, Mumbai

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    CM Parikkar himself under the cancer treatment at various hospitals now he dropped two patients from the cabinet.
    All three will be dropped from the cabinet very soon
    Congress can form the Govt without any hassle.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    Francis D'Souza now realized BJP hates Minorities ...

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    In BJP there is no loyalty. Both Modiji and Amit play the according to their wish. They have admitted Parikar in Delhi hospital just to keep control on him that he should not meet any body else.

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    Give opportunity to juniors...
    Congress need to learn lesson from bjp!

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    Parrikar, 62, fighting pancreatic cancer, is also begging for it. Would Modi/Shah grant it ? No, because the former Defense Minister contains their secret about Rafael deal.

    Nungalaarada Tuththu for both parties.

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  • PINTO, Dubai

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    First let BJP remove Yediyurappa from Karnataka as it's CM face. Congress is giving opportunity to youngsters like RG, Jyothi Scindia, Sachin Poilet etc.

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  • gm, mlur

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    Ninna karma.

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  • Cyril, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Padma Shukla resigned BJP & joins Congress.
    She is a cabinet member since 1980.
    It seems congress needs no lesson from Multi looter & Pakoda BJP.

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  • Praveen, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    Hahahha...Parikkar admitted in AIIMS just to stay away from Media house(90% sold to BJP) so that avoid further damage on rafale Scam of 1,31,000 crore..

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  • Salam, Manglore

    Mon, Sep 24 2018

    What about parikkar? He his 40 year old 😀😀😀
    Karkala aap ka dhimaak OK na?

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