Deputy Speaker Anand Mamani has threatened to resign from his position, unless he is made a Minister in the next Cabinet.
In a video released for his followers, Mr. Mamani said that he was a senior legislator and was working for the people of the constituency.
“I have been a member of the BJP since 2008 and a three-time MLA. I am working hard to develop the constituency and for the welfare of the people, I demand that I should be made a Minister in the next Cabinet. If I am made a Minister, I will resign from my post of Deputy Speaker and serve the people of the State. My followers have advised me that I should resign from the post of Deputy Speaker, if I am not made a Minister. I will follow their advise,” he said.
“I congratulate the national and State leadership of the BJP for the formation of a new Cabinet,” the party MLA said.
