Goa Forward opts out of NDA; blames CM for corruption and dishonesty

PANAJI: Nearly two years after being sacked from the BJP-led coalition government in the coastal state, a regional party Goa Forward on Tuesday announced its withdrawal from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), blaming Chief Minister PramodSawant for leading a regime marked by corruption and dishonesty.

The party's executive committee passed a unanimous resolution at a meeting in Panaji snapping its ties with the BharatiyaJanata Party-led national alliance and shot off a letter to Union Home Minister and chairperson of the NDA Amit Shah to the effect.

"I write to you today formally declaring the Goa Forward party's withdrawal from the National Democratic Alliance. There is no doubt that our relationship with the NDA ended in July 2019, with no room for reconsideration. So, consistent with our democratic commitments and the will of the people of Goa, we announce the termination of our participation in the NDA," President of the Goa Forward party and former Deputy Chief Minister VijaiSardesai said in his letter to Shah. (IANS)

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