Deepak Dhavaliakar, president of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s ally in Goa, on Saturday said that the State administration under ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has been paralysed for over eight months and demanded that Mr. Parrikar should hand over charge to someone else until he recovers.
The central committee of MGP on Saturday passed a resolution in this regard and decided to join a protest of mining dependents of Goa, to be held at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, to urge the National Democratic Alliance to resolve the impasse caused by the mining ban at the earliest.
“The MGP will participate in the protest meet by mining dependents seeking resumption of mining in Goa,” Mr. Dhavalikar said.
The Supreme Court banned mining in Goa in February, quashing granting of second renewals of 88 iron ore mining leases. The apex court also directed the State government to allot the leases afresh.
Goa BJP leaders and national president of BJP, Amit Shah, have said that the Central government will work out a mechanism to resume mining in Goa at the earliest.
