From today, there will be a discussion on the budget in the House, there is a possibility of the opposition party being aggressive

Maharashtra Budget Session 2023: Today is the third day of the second week of the budget session of Maharashtra. The budget will be discussed in the House from today. State Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis presented the Budget 2022-23 in the Legislative Assembly yesterday (March 9). It will be discussed today on the proposal of the opposition under 293.

Criticism of the opposition on the budget

Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made various announcements in this budget. However, his opponents have strongly criticized this budget. Opponents have said that this budget is an election drama. Opponents say that fundamental problems have been sidelined in this budget. Due to which the opposition is likely to attack again in the House today. Today, along with the discussion on the budget, the pending questions from last week will also be discussed.

Onion issue and unseasonal rains are likely to re-attack the opposition

At present, onion farmers in the state are in trouble. There has been a big fall in onion prices. The farmers of the state are having to bear the brunt of it. Farmers are protesting along with farmers’ organizations at different places. Onion is selling at Rs 500 to 600 per quintal. That is why opponents have demanded subsidy on onion. However, the government has not yet taken any decision in this regard. Apart from this, unseasonal rain has damaged the crops of farmers in different districts of the state. Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have ruined ripe crops. The opposition has also demanded that the government should announce immediate assistance to the farmers affected by these losses. The government has not taken any decision on this yet. Therefore, there is a possibility that the opposition will be aggressive in the House on these two issues.

Chief Minister’s assurance

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister of the state Eknath Shinde has promised to give relief to the onion producing farmers. He also said that the government will not spare the farmers who are suffering due to unseasonal rains. At present, panchnama of the damaged area is in progress. The Chief Minister said that information is being sought. So now it will be seen what relief the government will provide to the farmers suffering from these losses.

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