Maharashtra Opposition MLAs Protest With Pumpkins, Claim Government Delivers 'Nothing'

Opposition MLAs in Mumbai protest with pumpkins during monsoon session, slamming govt over failed promises on loans, jobs, education, and tribal rights.

Opposition MLAs in Mumbai protest with pumpkins during monsoon session.

Source : PTI

Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) Opposition legislators carried pumpkins during a protest on the Vidhan Bhavan steps on Thursday, using the vegetable as a metaphor to claim people received "nothing" from the government during the ongoing monsoon session of the legislature.

They chanted slogans like "loan waiver for farmers - a pumpkin", "healthcare for people - a pumpkin", "rights for tribals - a pumpkin", and "education for students and jobs for workers - a pumpkin".

The monsoon session of the state legislature will conclude on Friday.

"What have the people of Maharashtra received from this monsoon session of the legislature? A pumpkin," read a slogan on a banner displayed by the opposition members.

The protesters carried pumpkins in their hands as they raised slogans to criticise the government for allegedly ignoring issues of various sections of the society, including farmers, tribals, students, teachers, ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers and mill workers.

They accused the ruling alliance of failing to deliver on key issues concerning the public.

Congress MLCs Satej Patil, Abhijeet Wanjari, and Shiv Sena MLAs Siddharth Kharat and Varun Sardesai were among the protesters. 

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