Mumbai, May 5 -- Maharashtra's Minister for social justice, Sanjay Shirsat objected to his own government's policy on Monday, as he claimed funds of his department are being cut. He said that he has conveyed his problems to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and CM Devendra Fadnavis, that if the cut happens in the future, he will have problems doing his work.

"Ladli Bahin Yojana has been very important for us, because of that we have come to power. So this scheme should never be stopped. Funds should be released for that (by the Maharashtra government)," the Social Justice Minister told ANI in Mumbai.

Shirsat, who is a Shiv Sena MLA had claimed that he had officially rejected the order on reallocation of funds from his department when he ...