Maharashtra Industry Minister Uday Samant on Monday said the Eknath Shinde-led government won`t forcibly go ahead with the proposed petrochemical refinery at Barsu-Solgaon villages in Konkan`s Ratnagiri district without resolving misconceptions of the locals opposing the mega project.

Samant, who met NCP chief Sharad Pawar at the latter`s residence in Mumbai on Monday, told reporters that he had informed the former Union minister of Shinde`s view that the government won`t forcibly go ahead with the project till misconceptions of the protesters are resolved.