Maharashtra Opposition raises slogans against Shinde government before start of monsoon session

The monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly began at 11 a.m. on August 17, and will conclude on August 25

Just before the monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislature began on Wednesday, theOopposition parties raised slogans against the Eknath Shinde-led State government on the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai.

Led by Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar, the leaders from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Congress and other allies shouted slogans against the government over farmers' issues. Some members of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, including MLA Aaditya Thackeray, also took part in the sloganeering.

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Some opposition members were seen holding placards that questioned the legitimacy of the Shinde-Fadnavis government.

"This government has ignored the plight of farmers who lost their crops due to excess rains. The government's legitimacy is also in doubt and being debated legally," an Opposition leader said from the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan, the State Legislature complex in south Mumbai.

The monsoon session, which began at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, will conclude on August 25.

The Opposition has been targeting the Mr. Shinde-led government, claiming that it was "unconstitutional".