That skewed decision by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to bestow on Pratapsingh Rane lifetime cabinet status is on shaky ground and unheard of. It is devoid of any legal standing. An absolute illegal decision which the Courts would strike down for the asking. That Pratapsingh Rane may himself decline to be a beneficiary of such an unprecedented largesse is another issue.
Any decision by the cabinet has to be first examined by the bureaucrats and cannot be passed in such an arbitrary manner knowing fully well that it would have financial implications on the State and which also needs the approval of the Finance Department.
Pramod Sawant knows well that the BJP is on its way out, and in his final days is creating unjustified and weird financial burdens for the next government knowing well that the State is up to its neck in debts which it may never ever be able to repay.
Pratapsingh Rane’s contribution as a Legislator for an uninterrupted half a century has been outstanding. He being an astute politician must have well gauged and read the malafide intent of the Pramod Sawant government in the gifting of this lifetime cabinet status.
It is sought to be bestowed with obvious oblique motives by the BJP which by now is well known for its devious politriks.
