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NCP sends Tripathy to douse the fire in GoaAdd to Clippings TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2006 12:42:51 AM] NRIs Rang De Basanti FREE DVD PANAJI: In a bid to check infighting at its Goa unit, the NCP high command has sent state in-charge Chandrakant Tripathy on a trouble-shooting mission, party sources said Monday. Tripathy, who arrived here on Sunday, met NCP's Goa chief Wilfred D'souza. He also met with MLA Francisco Pacheco, who had expressed unhappiness over Mr D'souza's style of functioning. "It's not a trouble-shooting exercise. In every party there is difference of opinion and I am here to listen to the views of partymen. I have come to see how the party can expand in Goa," Mr Tripathy said. Mr D'souza and Mr Pacheco were at loggerheads, with the latter accusing the former of not taking any initiative for the party's growth in Goa. Mr Pacheco, in his recent meeting with NCP leader and Maharashtra deputy CM RR Patil, had said not even a membership drive had been held. "I am more concerned about the membership drive. There are many people interested in joining the party," Mr Tripathy said after meeting Mr Pacheco. Emphasising that everything will be normal in NCP's Goa unit, Mr Tripathy said, "NCP is like a family and there are small problems in every family which are settled." About Mr Pacheco supporters demand that Mr D'souza quit as deputy CM, he said the NCP constitution didn't speak of 'one man, one post' ideology. -- Salaam ali kum. Gabe Menezes. London, England