NCP asks Jose-Nilkanth to resign
PTI, PANAJI | 18 December 2010 18:13 IST
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today asked its two Goa Ministers to resign for alleged anti-party activities, failing which they would be sacked from the state cabinet.
Sharad Pawar-led party has sent a letter to revenue minister Jose Philip D'Souza and tourism minister Nilkant Halarnkar asking them to quit immediately.
"You have been asked to submit your resignation with immediate effect, failing which you will be dropped from the cabinet," the letter signed by NCP Goa Unit President Surendra Sirsat said.
The copy of the letter was also handed over to chief minister Digamber Kamat.
NCP asked the two Ministers to quit from the cabinet on Thursday pending a party-level inquiry against them.
However, both the Ministers remained defiant, after which NCP sent its national General Secretary Prakash Bhingsale with a letter asking them to resign.
Bhingsale, after arriving in the state capital, held a brief meeting with the NCP office-bearers and later rushed to meet the chief minister.
NCP had initially asked Philip D'souza to quit apparently to make way for Micky Pacheco who had resigned in June in connection with the murder of a woman Nadia Torrado.
However, the state party leadership was miffed when both the ministers held a closed-door meeting with some Congress Ministers and legislators on Wednesday night which is said to have prompted the party to seek their resignation.
Meanwhile, the chief minister told reporters that he would consult the party high command before dropping the two ministers.
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To John Wiliam D`souza:
The Sexy Bollywood stars were only paid by Mickky to attend his Birthday and enhance his social standing.
Hope you are aware he has also paid many guests Rs. 200/= to attend his Birthday.
Many Guests, mainly migrants who came to see the Stars )Not Mickky) were disappointed as there was not enough food drinks to go around.
With all the fighting it must have been one hell of a Party.
Mickky is surely Goa's major.. "Clown Prince"
- N.Fernandes, London | 21 st December 2010 22:03
Dear Micky, welcome back to the club. Are the bollywoood sexy stars still around you? Oh! men never get old.
- John William D Souza, Margoa - Goa | 21 st December 2010 10:10
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