Monsoon session of Maha Legislature ends

The monsoon session of Maharashtra Legislature concluded today.
Speaker Haribhau Bagde said the winter session of the legislature will begin at Nagpur on December 5.
Pawar, the former Maharashtra deputy chief minister, said
some bank employees have been caught allegedly changing old currency notes without following the proper procedure.
He claimed that nearly 60 people met with untimely death due to "mismanagement" of the demonetisation policy, adding that the situation in villages and semi-urban areas was "pathetic" and the rural economy has come to a grinding halt.
The NCP leader further said that a person supporting the demonetisation move was described as "loyal" to country and those raising their voice against sufferings were labelled as "traitors". "This is unjust," he said.

State Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar defended the demonetisation move and said the decision was "historic", a comment which the treasury benches greeted by thumping of desks.

Mungantiwar said the state government has initiated several measures to supply new currency notes and have pressed into service vehicles, helicopters and deployed police to transport cash in every nook and corner of state.
The decision of demonetisation was not taken with an eye on vote bank, Mungantiwar said in the House, drawing huge applause and thumping of desks by the treasury benches.
Ganpatrao Deshmukh (Peasants and Workers Party) also criticised the "poor implementation" of the Centre's decision.

Later, Speaker Haribhau Bagde rejected the adjournment motion following which the entire opposition protested and raised slogans. The opposition leaders trooped into the Well before staging a walkout from the House.