23 December,2017 10:25 AM IST | Nagpur | PTI
Winter session of the Maharashtra legislature which started on December 11 ended here today, with Opposition staging a walk-out out from the Legislative Council at the very last minute to protest `inadequate' help announced by the BJP-led government
Winter session of the Maharashtra legislature which started on December 11 ended here today, with Opposition staging a walk-out out from the Legislative Council at the very last minute to protest 'inadequate' help announced by the BJP-led government for farmers.
During the two-week-long session, issues such as farm loan waiver implementation, compensation to farmers whose crops were affected by bollworm and reservations for Maratha, Muslim and Dhangar communities figured in the discussions.
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Eleven bills were passed over ten working days. Council Chairman Ramraje Nimbalkar informed that the house transacted business for 57 hours 25 minutes, while 7 hours 15 minutes were wasted during its ten sittings. Fifty-eight calling attention motions were discussed.
The Budget session will start on February 26, 2018 in Mumbai, said the Chairman.
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