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'''Indian National Congress (Sheikh Hassan)''' was a group of politicians from [[Goa]] which broke away from the Opposition [[Indian National Congress]] on 17 August 2002. <br />
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This group was led by the former Speaker of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly|Goa assembly]], Haji [[Sheikh Hassan Haroon]]. Five members of the legislative assembly joined the split.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3f5tAAAAMAAJ |title=Data India |date=2000 |publisher=Press Institute of India |pages=604 |language=en}}</ref> The new party declared its support to the then [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)-[[Goa People's Congress]] government. However, four of the MLAs quickly deserted Sheikh Hassan and joined the BJP, the dominant partner of the then ruling coalition, which came to power in [[Goa]] mainly by splitting up the Congress and other political parties.{{fact|date=August 2024}}<br />
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In October 2002 INC(SH) was included in the [[Government of Goa]]. Sheikh Hassan was appointed Minister of Industry and Handicraft and his party colleague [[Prakash Velip]] was appointed minister of cooperation, official languages, among other portfolios.{{fact|date=August 2024}}<br />
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In the state elections 2002 Sheikh Hassan Haroon stood as a BJP candidate, and lost. Later, following the anti-Muslim communal riots in [[Curchorem]], Sheikh Hassan moved away from the BJP which was out of power by this time, in early 2006 and cited the [[Curchorem]] violence as the reason for doing so. The current status of INC(SH) is unclear.{{fact|date=August 2024}}<br />
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He died on 7 May 2021 in Goa.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-05-07 |title=Sheikh Hassan Haroon, Goa's first Muslim minister, passes away at 84 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/sheikh-hassan-haroon-goas-first-muslim-minister-passes-away-at-84/articleshow/82443308.cms |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Indian National Congress breakaway parties]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Defunct political parties in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress breakaway groups]]<br />
[[Category:2002 establishments in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties established in 2002]]</div>Advsunilnshah