Summary:
The (MGP) president (Pandurang Dhavalikar) is contesting,” Gaude who is an independent MLA said, adding, “He has to withdraw his candidature. PANAJI: Reiterating his stand in the ongoing discord between BJP and coalition partner MGP, art and culture minister Govind Gaude on Tuesday said MGP must first withdraw support to the government and then contest by polls. “It is not right.”When asked whether MGP was betraying BJP and who was responsible for the move to contest the election, Gaude said, “The MGP party and their leadership. After all we have to give a stable government to the people.”Gaude told reporters that he is openly supporting the BJP candidate in Shiroda.“I don’t know who they’re (BJP) afraid of. For two years the party enjoyed power,” adding that MGP was going against the BJP to “protect their own interests”..