Uddhav also expressed disappointment over the state govt's plans to provide bank guarantees to sugar mills
Uddhav Thackeray (above) objected to the Maharashtra government constructing a metro line connecting Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airport. File Pic
The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday dubbed the Maharashtra Budget 2025 "completely bogus" and accused the Mahayuti government of not keeping the welfare promises, reported the PTI.
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The Maharashtra Budget was presented by state finance minister Ajit Pawar on Monday. It made a provision of Rs 36,000 crore for the flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Laadki Bahin scheme.
However, it is silent on the promised hike in monthly stipend for women beneficiaries from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,100.
The budget presented by Ajit Pawar on March 10 was the first budget of the Mahayuti government after the November 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024.
"This is a completely bogus budget. They (Mahayuti parties) made all the promises but none of them reflected in this budget," Uddhav Thackeray told reporters.
He also expressed disappointment over the state government's plans to provide bank guarantees to sugar mills.
"The BJP-led government has given a bank guarantee of Rs 1,100 crore to sugar mills close to the ruling dispensation, while the pending dues of Rs 16,000 crore of the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) have been kept pending. What is the reason behind it?" the former chief minister asked.
He also objected to the Maharashtra government constructing a metro line connecting the Mumbai International Airport with the new Navi Mumbai International Airport.
"If the airport is managed by the Adani group then why Maharashtra government is spending taxpayers' money for the construction of a metro line connecting them? The expenditure for constructing the metro line should be borne by the Adani group," Uddhav Thackeray said.
When asked whether he plans to go to the court against the state government, the former chief minister said, "If I go to the court, it will take 2-3 elections to get a verdict. This government had made false promises for coming to power", the news agency reported.
(with PTI inputs)
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