Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday criticised the opposition after Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leaders skipped the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) meeting on the eve of the state’s Budget Session, which is expected to feature intense debates on the plane crash that killed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and other key issues.

The opposition also boycotted the customary tea hosted by Fadnavis, citing the state government’s lack of regret over the potential impact of the trade deal between India and the United States (US) on cotton growers and fisherfolk in Maharashtra.