NCP Goa Chief Jose Philip D’Souza to Resign

Nationalist Congress party’s (NCP) Goa Unit president Jose Philip D’Souza said that he will tender his resignation from the party chief’s post on tuesday.

“I have kept my resignation ready. I will tell high command to accept it and hand over the post to my colleague Fransisco Micky Pacheco,” D’Souza told PTI.

NCP’s national General secretary and Goa desk incharge Prakash Bhingsale is arriving in the state this afternoon to meet Pacheco and D'Souza, who had a public fight on October 24.

Pacheco had alleged that he was attacked by D'Souza's supporters when he was dining with his friend in port town of Vasco.

D'souza, who is also the state revenue minister, said that he wants the party to grow and if any legislator feels that they can do it, he is willing to hand over the responsibility.

The minister said that he will have a detailed discussion with high command before putting down his papers.

“Final decision will be of high command,” he said adding that state executive committee is against him resigning as chief.

NCP, which is in coalition with Congress-led government in Goa, has two of its legislators inducted as ministers in the state cabinet.

Third legislator Fransisco Micky Pacheco had to resign after his name was involved in a controversy regarding death of his friend, Nadia Torrado.