<p>Goa Forward Party (GFP) leader Ashma Sayed said on Wednesday that she had resigned as vice- chairman of the State Minorities Finance and Development Corporation to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).</p>.<p>The GFP was part of the BJP-led Goa government till July 2019 when its ministers were dropped from the Pramod Sawant-led cabinet.</p>.<p>The party is still part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).</p>.<p>Sayed, who heads the GFP's women wing, announced her decision on Twitter.</p>.<p>"I have resigned as vice chairman, Goa State Minorities Finance and Development Corporation as a mark of protest against #CAA," she tweeted.</p>.<p>The CAA, which came into effect on January 10, grants Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees who migrated to India from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh before 2015 on account of religious persecution.</p>.<p>Massive protests have erupted against the CAA since its passage by Parliament in December last year.</p>.<p>The GFP has been opposed to the amended Act.</p>
<p>Goa Forward Party (GFP) leader Ashma Sayed said on Wednesday that she had resigned as vice- chairman of the State Minorities Finance and Development Corporation to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).</p>.<p>The GFP was part of the BJP-led Goa government till July 2019 when its ministers were dropped from the Pramod Sawant-led cabinet.</p>.<p>The party is still part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).</p>.<p>Sayed, who heads the GFP's women wing, announced her decision on Twitter.</p>.<p>"I have resigned as vice chairman, Goa State Minorities Finance and Development Corporation as a mark of protest against #CAA," she tweeted.</p>.<p>The CAA, which came into effect on January 10, grants Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees who migrated to India from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh before 2015 on account of religious persecution.</p>.<p>Massive protests have erupted against the CAA since its passage by Parliament in December last year.</p>.<p>The GFP has been opposed to the amended Act.</p>