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EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
Posted online: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 0143 hours IST
PANAJI, AUGUST 9: Matanhy Saldanha, the lone legislator of the United
Goans? Democratic Party who had voted in favour of the BJP-led state
government during the trial of strength, was today disqualified under
the anti-defection law for disobeying the party whip.
Speaker Fransisco Sardinha?s decision followed an affidavit by the UGDP
in March this year that its MLA had violated the party whip and
supported the BJP government led by Manohar Parrikar. Saldanha was a
minister in the Parrikar government and had refused to withdraw support
to the BJP and join hands with the Congress.
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Carlos
