Parrikar to come back to Goa from hospital soon: State BJP chief

September 29, 2018 21:34

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will 'come back soon' to the coastal state, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader said on Saturday.

A senior state minister earlier in the day said administrative work was not being hampered as Parrikar was clearing official files from New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where he was admitted for a pancreatic ailment.

"The chief minister will come back soon. We are not able to tell you the exact date of his arrival," Goa BJP president Vinay Tendulkar said, adding that local leaders will go to Delhi next week to meet Parrikar.

"The chief minister is clearing all the files from the hospital. Whatever files are being sent, he is clearing them within two-three days. No files are pending," said state Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Sudin Dhavalikar.

He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, where a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed with the Portuguese government on water supply and sanitation.

Dhavalikar said according to Parrikar's directions, the state cabinet members will hold a review meeting every Wednesday to discuss administrative issues. After that, a report on the meeting will be placed before the chief minister, he added.

"All the ministers are capable of holding the (respective) charge. We are handling all the issues of the state," Dhavalikar said, adding that 'the administrative work is being monitored by the chief secretary'.

Parrikar, 62, is admitted in the AIIMS since September 15. -- PTI

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