Assam CM expands Cabinet by 2 Ministers
Q. Assam CM Tarun Gogoi has expanded his cabinet through induction of which 2 former ministers?- Published on 23 Sep 15a. Joylam Engelang and Paban Singh Ghatowar
b. Nabin Chandra Bardoloi and Bedabrata Barua
c. Gautam Roy and Siddeque Ahmed
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Gautam Roy and Siddeque Ahmed
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi has expanded his cabinet by two former ministers taking total ministerial strength to 16. The oath of office and secrecy was administered to 2 ministers by Governor P. B. Acharya at Raj Bhawan. Gogoi has not allotted portfolios to newly inducted Ministers of Cabinet Rank hailing from Barak Valley in the state. This is the second time a Cabinet reshuffle has taken place over Gogoi’s third consecutive term. Roy was the Public Health and Engineering Department Minister till 2014. He represents the Katlicherra assembly constituency in Barak Valley’s Hailakandi distric. He has served as Ministers in all the three terms of the Congress rule led by Mr. Gogoi since 2001 and also earlier in the Hiteshwar Saikia government.Mr. Siddeque Ahmed served as the Border Areas Development and Cooperation Minister in the current term and represents the Karimganj (South) assembly constituency. Assam Cabinet can have maximum strength of 19 including CM. Total strength of MLAs in the 126 member state assembly is 78.
