Updated On: 07 January, 2022 03:43 PM IST | Panaji | PTI
`He will always be an inspiration to the people of Goa across strata. I look forward to his continued guidance as we work towards the welfare of the people and the development of the State. I congratulate him and wish him all the very best in all his future endeavours,` said CM Pramod Sawant

Pramod Sawant. File Pic
The BJP-led coalition government has decided to grant a `lifelong cabinet status` to the state`s seniormost lawmaker and sitting Congress MLA Pratapsingh Rane for his "great service" to Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on January 6.
"Our government has decided to grant lifelong Cabinet status to the senior-most legislator, Shri Pratapsingh Rane ji, for his great service to the State of Goa. He has held the topmost positions in the state as the Chief Minister and Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly," Sawant tweeted.