Maharashtra’s two-day monsoon session is attempt to stifle Opposition: Devendra Fadnavis

State Legislature had functioned for barely 14 days during the COVID-19 pandemic, says BJP leader

Ahead of the two-day monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislature, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Leader of the Opposition and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis hit out at the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, accusing it of deliberately curtailing the session with the aim of stifling the Opposition’s voice on several issues. Speaking in Mumbai, Mr. Fadnavis observed that the Thackeray government had set a dubious record in respect to the conduct of sessions of the State Legislature. “There have been seven sessions of the State Legislature under the MVA regime till date and they have totalled a paltry 36 days. This is quite incredible… If one adds the two days of the proposed monsoon session [beginning Monday], then we shall have a total 38 days the House has been in session under this government,” he said. Mr. Fadnavis further pointed that under the MVA government, the State Legislature had functioned for barely 14 days during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the Parliament, in stark contrast had functioned for 69 days.