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PANJIM: In a bid to stop information leakage from his office, Speaker Pramod Sawant suspended a Assembly staff for leaking the resignations of two Congress MLAs on Whatsapp messenger on Tuesday.

MLAs Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte, who went to Delhi late last night, faxed their resignation letters to Speaker Pramod Sawant and are set to join the BJP "The speaker today suspended one Rishab Subhedar who is working as watch and ward (staff) of the Goa Assembly for leaking the official documents from the Legislature Secretariat on Whatsapp," as per the statement issued by the office of the Speaker.

This is the first of its kind incident wherein exemplary punishment has been ordered to maintain sanctityof the Assembly," the statement added.

Sources in the Speaker's office said the action was taken against Subhedar, after it was found that the resignation letters were put out on the social media.

"An enquiry was conducted on how the confidential document which is the property of the House got leaked. It found that the staff concerned had circulated it," they said.

A thorough enquiry is being conducted into the matter, they added.