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Maharashtra: Parties battle over farming issues
Updated On: 11 March, 2023 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore
Opposition says farmers got nothing in budget; matters related to cooperative, animal husbandry and dairy departments are raised in debate in Assembly
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Opposition members carry bhopale (pumpkins) with them to the Vidhan Bhavan to show that farmers were given nothing in the budget on Thursday. In colloquial Marathi, a pumpkin signifies zero
A day after the annual budget offered farming sectors major sops, the Opposition and ruling parties took potshots at each other as they discussed measures to assist distressed farmers and prevent their suicides.
The day began with the Opposition carrying bhople (pumpkins) with them to show that the farmers were given nothing because the announcements made on Thursday were a complete whitewash. In colloquial Marathi, a pumpkin - bhopla - signifies zero. Later, a debate that was initiated before the budget was placed and a counter debate that the ruling party’s Dr Sanjay Kute had begun, saw the two sides arguing.
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