The Mahayuti (NDA) leaders in Maharashtra defended the Union government’s announcements on Tuesday as a way to ‘all-inclusive growth and India’s run towards becoming a global superpower’. They accused the MVA of creating another ‘fake narrative’. 

DCM Devendra Fadnavis said the Opposition leaders’ had reacted without reading the budget. “They are busy doing politics for a narrative. Their reactions are preconceived and entertaining. If they read the budget, they will find good provisions for Maharashtra. I still don’t have the entire budget, but I could get some information from the highlights,” he said, reading out the monetary allotment for the state.