Nagpur: The Maharashtra Cabinet on Monday decided that the upcoming Budget session of the State Legislature will be held from February 28 in Nagpur, the Second Capital of the State.
The Winter Sessions are generally held in Nagpur, but since Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray underwent a spinal surgery in November and wasn’t fit to travel, the last session was held in Mumbai. The Opposition, however, had demanded that the next session be held in Nagpur. Officials said that although the Cabinet is in favour of holding the Budget Session in Nagpur, it will consider the Covid-19 situation at the time before taking a final decision.
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The ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi Government and opposition BJP were unanimous on this issue. The government made the announcement after the State Cabinet gave its approval. Thereafter, the Business Advisory Committees of the State Assembly and Council also gave their nod for holding the Budget Session in Nagpur.
Earlier, Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis said the Budget Session needs to be held in Nagpur and reminded that it was discussed at the Business Advisory Committee held recently.
As per the convention, the Winter Session of the State Legislature is held in Nagpur every year. However, in 2020 it was shifted to Mumbai due to the pandemic, while in 2021 it was also in the wake of Covid crisis and also because Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was recovering from a spinal surgery.
The idea behind the Nagpur Session was to give a level playing field to Vidarbha as envisaged by the Nagpur Pact.
