Shillong, March 12: Eleven Congress legislators sworn in as cabinet ministers at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. The Governor of Meghalaya Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahry was administering oath to the eleven new ministers.
The eleven cabinet mininsters who took oath today includes two deputy chief ministers Rowell Lyngdoh and RC Laloo, three women ministers Roshan Warjri, Deborah Marak and M Ampareen Lyngdoh, Sngewbhalang Dhar and Clement Marak.
Deputy chief minister RC Laloo who was a minister in the last cabinet was elevated to the deputy chief minister post while Rowell Lyngdoh had hold the some post in the last cabinet too. It may be mentioned here that from among the eleven legistors five ministers are from the Sangma’s earlier cabinet and these were HDR Lyngdoh, Prestone Tynsong, Ampareen Lyngdoh, AL Hek besides Rowell Lyngdoh and RC Laloo.
The swearing in ceremony was witnessed by high government officials, Congress leaders, political leaders and Congress party workers, the swearing in ceremony of the eleven ministers mark the end of the process of government formation by the Congress led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) II coalition government led by Mukul Sangma.(SP News)
