\nThis was the first meeting after the recent Lok Sabha and by-elections in the state.
\nReliable sources who attended the meeting disclosed that the meeting was mostly confined on departmental issues and development related things, wherein ministers and parliamentary secretaries were asked to present their reports to which department(s) they were holding.
\nThe chief minister was also keen that the ministers and parliamentary secretaries who could not present their reports would have to do so in the next meeting, the source added. However the meeting did not discuss about the much talked reshuffling of the DAN ministry.
\nSources also down played the reshuffling talk and quoted the chief minister and stated that \u201cit was a bazaar and market talk.\u201d
\nLast month during a press conference, state chief minister, Neiphiu Rio ruled out immediate reshuffle of his 14 month-old DAN ministry \u201cat least for the time being.\u201d He had said that though the time might come for reshuffling but not immediately and added that it was a big house and an exercise that needed discussion.
\nReliable sources said that reshuffling of ministry was mostly likely to take place only after Assembly session, which starts on July 7. \u201cWe might go for expansion of parliamentary secretaries, but we cannot say anything\u201d a close confident of the chief minister told this correspondent. \u201cIt is the prerogative of the Chief Minister either to reshuffle or go for expansion,\u201d he said.
\nThe ruling DAN coalition consists of NPF-32, NCP-2, and six other Independent legislators. The opposition bench has 20 MLAs including 19 Congress and an Independent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"