Playing the double role, of a legislator and a mother, Saroj Ahire warmed up a chilly morning on the first day of the winter session, in Nagpur on Monday.

Ahire arrived in the Vidhan Bhavan with her two-and-a-half-month-old son Prashansak. Old-timers said it was one-of-its-kind attendance at the legislature. “I’m a mother as well as an MLA. Both duties are important. My child needs me, but the issues of the constituency are equally important. That is why I’m here, in Nagpur, with my son,” said Ahire, who was accompanied by her husband and his mother. Saroj represents the NCP from Deolali near Nashik.