The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) has two ministers in the state cabinet, which was formed in March after the state assembly polls threw a fractured mandate.
MGP president Dipak Dhavalikar had told reporters yesterday that some members of party's central committee were unhappy with the functioning of the Parrikar-led government as they feel that the administration has "collapsed". He had also said that the party would adopt a wait-and-watch policy for the next few months before before deciding on the future course of action.
She said that the MGP, which had contested the Goa Legislative Assembly elections in alliance with the Sena, showed the "opportunistic behaviour" when they joined hands with the BJP to form the government in the state.
Naik alleged that the MGP has a right to comment on the government only after it withdraws its MLAs from the cabinet as one of their members- Sudin Dhavalikar- has two important portfolios Public Works Department and Transport.
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We fully agree and want Dipak to demand that Sudin Dhavalikar should be shunted out of the cabinet for failure to govern, she added.
"If the MGP is seriously bothered about people's sentiments, then they should not wait and watch, but immediately ask for the replacement of their own minister," the spokesman said.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led party also said that MGP leader and state Tourism Minister Babu Ajgaonkar, too, should step down for "failing" to effectively handle his department.