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#GoaElections : Embarrassment For BJP, Late CM Manohar Parrikar’s Son Utpal Quits Party; To Contest As Independent Candidate From Panaji
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In a major embarrassment for the BJP, the son of late Chief Minister and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Utpal Parrikar has quit the party.
Addressing the media , Utpal announced , that he would contest the coming assembly elections in the state from Panaji as an independent candidate.
The ruling party has fielded incumbent MLA Atanasio Monserrate from the Panaji seat which Manohar Parrikar had represented for a long time.
”I was left with no other choice. I have resigned from the party and I would be contesting as an independent from Panaji,” Utpal Parrikar told reporters.
He also said that the resignation was a formality but the BJP will “always remain in my heart.”
”It is a difficult choice for me, I am doing it for the people of Goa. No one should be worried about my political future, the people of Goa will do it” he said.