Following the challenge thrown up by the MGP’s  Ponda block to Minister for Art and Culture Govind Gaude to prove the allegations levelled against the PWD Minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar, the panchayat members besides MGP workers from three panchayats of the Marcaim constituency on Monday demanded ‘apology’ from Gaude for levelling allegations against the PWD Minister.
The panchayat members and MGP workers demanded Gaude’s ouster from the Cabinet as early as possible and threatened to go ‘independently’ in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections if not done so. “Despite being part of the same Cabinet, Minister Govind Gaude made baseless allegations against the PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar, and by doing so he has behaved in a completely indisciplined manner. Considering it, Gaude should apologise for his statements against the PWD Minister or else coalition government should expel Gaude from the Cabinet as Minister,” said Adpai Durbhat panch member Mashal Adpaikar.