Maharashtra budget session from March 1 to 10

Anil Parab. Pic/Ashish Rane

The Budget session of the Maharashtra legislature will be held from March 1 and 10, parliamentary affairs minister Anil Parab said on Thursday.

Opposition BJP alleged that the government was trying to curtail the session on the pretext of COVID, but Parab said that it was the Opposition that wanted a one-day session.

The Budget will be tabled on March 8, the minister told reporters after a meeting of the legislature's Business Advisory Committee (BAC).

"The state government will also table supplementary demands on the first day. The house will hold discussion on governor's speech on March 2 while next two days are reserved for discussion on supplementary demands," Parab said.

The House will discuss proposals of opposition parties on March 5 and some bills will also be tabled, he said. There will be no sittings on March 6 and 7 due to it being a weekend.