Pumpkin Protest: Bringing a pumpkin, opposition MLAs opposed the budget of the Shinde administration at Vidhan Bhavan

Today, Maharashtra's opposition leaders demonstrated on the steps of the state's Vidhan Bhavan. The government, according to the opposition, has not included any financial relief for the common people. The opposition claims that the ruling party's budget announcements were limited to major announcements.

Outside of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, NCP MLAs demonstrated against the state administration by brandishing pumpkins. In protest against the Maharashtra budget that was presented in the Assembly the previous day, opposition MLAs staged a sit-in outside the Vidhan Bhavan on Friday.

Shinde administration's first budget delivered by Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis, the state assembly's deputy chief minister and minister of finance for Maharashtra, made a significant announcement on Thursday by delivering the Eknath Shinde administration's maiden budget for the fiscal year 2023–2024. In the House, Fadnavis presented a budget with a total of Rs. 1,72 billion and a fiscal deficit of Rs. 16,222 billion. The Deputy Chief Minister announced the Re 1 crop insurance programme for farmers and estimated that it will cost the government an additional Rs 3,312 crore.