Mumbai, Jan 18: The Maharashtra cabinet meeting today passed an unanimous resolution eulogising services of former Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.
The resolution thanking his predecessor was moved by Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and seconded by Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, an official release said here tonight. Hours after taking oath as the 22nd Chief Minister, Shinde had convened the cabinet meeting which also recommended the governor to convene the special session of the state legislature on January 22. The cabinet stated that despite severe financial difficulties, the former chief minister took decisions to provide succour to farmers and downtrodden Bureau Report