Thane, Feb. 3 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SCP) leader Jitendra Awhad criticized the Union Budget 2025 and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, saying that the budget is beneficial to Maharashtra only during election time and that the efforts to revive the economy "do not seem to be successful."

"The budget is beneficial only when there are elections in Maharashtra. Both have different views on the budget. Nirmala Sitharaman's efforts to revive the economy do not seem to be successful," Awhad said during a press conference.

Awhad also criticized the state government's decision to discontinue eggs from mid-day meals for school children.

"Eggs are provided to strengthen the body as they contain protein. For taste, they (M...