Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong has termed the recent cabinet reshuffle as a normal occurrence in politics aimed at benefiting the state as a whole.

“Reshuffling happens everywhere and every now and then, and everywhere in India. So, it is not a new thing,” Tynsong told reporters on Wednesday while stating that the decision to reshuffle the cabinet rests solely with Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.

“We leave it to the wisdom of the Chief Minister because this is the prerogative of the CM as far as our party NPP is concerned,” he said.

Regarding the coalition partners, Tynsong stated that the NPP respects the decisions made by other parties in the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government.

“We leave it to the wisdom of their (respective) party, which one they want to drop, wh

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