Maharashtra Opposition parties MLAs on Tuesday held a protest in a unique style by singing traditional folk songs on the steps of Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur against state government policies and alleged corruption charges against ministers.
It was a rare but heartwarming scenario at the assembly in which MLAs resorted to singing protests against the government. Often, state assemblies make news for the ugly clashes between Opposition and ruling party MLAs.
Resolution on border issue
Meanwhile, all eyes are on Maharashtra Assembly as the state government is set to pass a resolution on Tuesday expressing solidarity with those living in the contentious boundary region with Karnataka.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde hit out at his predecessor and Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leader Uddhav Thackeray, who had criticised his visit to the national capital and demanded that the Marathi-speaking areas of Karnataka be declared as a Union Territory.
"We do not need any lessons from others. We are standing steadfast with those living in the boundary region. We are bringing a resolution to the effect in the assembly tomorrow (Tuesday)," Shinde told reporters here on Monday.
The remarks by Shinde, who was in Delhi to participate in the Veer Baal Divas function, came as the issue of the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row echoed in the ongoing winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly on Monday, with the Opposition demanding a resolution on the issue.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured the House that a resolution on the border row would be tabled in a day or two.
