Exhibit (a)(21)

                                ING EQUITY TRUST

                          ABOLITION OF SERIES OF SHARES
                             OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

     The undersigned, being a majority of the Trustees of ING Equity Trust, a
Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), acting pursuant to Article VIII,
Section 8.2, of the Trust's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated
February 25, 2003, as amended, hereby abolish the ING Equity and Bond Fund, and
the establishment and designation thereof, there being no shares of each such
series currently outstanding.

Dated: MARCH 30, 2006


/s/ John V. Boyer                       /s/ Jock Patton
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John V. Boyer, as Trustee               Jock Patton, as Trustee


/s/ J. Michael Earley                   /s/ David W.C. Putnam
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J. Michael Earley, as Trustee           David W.C. Putnam, as Trustee


/s/ R. Barbara Gitenstein               /s/ John G. Turner
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R. Barbara Gitenstein, as Trustee       John G. Turner, as Trustee


/s/ Patrick W. Kenny                    /s/ Roger B. Vincent
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Patrick W. Kenny, as Trustee            Roger B. Vincent, as Trustee


/s/ Walter H. May                       /s/ Richard A. Wedemeyer
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Walter H. May, as Trustee               Richard A. Wedemeyer, as Trustee


/s/ Thomas J. McInerney
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Thomas J. McInerney, as Trustee