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Opposition legislators carried pumpkins during a protest on the Vidhan Bhavan steps on Thursday, using the vegetable as a metaphor to claim people received "nothing" from the government during the ongoing monsoon session of the legislature.
They chanted slogans like "loan waiver for farmers - a pumpkin", "healthcare for people - a pumpkin", "rights for tribals - a pumpkin", and "education for students and jobs for workers - a pumpkin".
The monsoon session of the state legislature will conclude on Friday.
VIDEO | Maharashtra Assembly monsoon session: Opposition leaders hold 'pumpkin protest' on Vidhan Sabha steps. (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/9z9CgkkaMs
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The protesters carried pumpkins in their hands as they raised slogans to criticise the government for allegedly ignoring issues of various sections of the society, including farmers, tribals, students, teachers, ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers and mill workers.
They accused the ruling alliance of failing to deliver on key issues concerning the public.
Congress MLCs Satej Patil, Abhijeet Wanjari, and Shiv Sena MLAs Siddharth Kharat and Varun Sardesai were among the protesters.
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