<<The proposal to split the portfolio of PWD Minister Sudhin Davalikar and to let him retain only the Sewage Department is reported to have created quite a stink in political circles! ---Tony Correia-Afonso.>>
Rane is known for his sense of humour while allocating portfolios. In the late 80s, he divested oversized dissident leader Harish Zantye of all portfolios and allotted him 'Weights & Measures'! I remember writing about it in my 'Small Talk' column in The Navhind Times. -- RKN
