India, May 5 -- After Shiv Sena leader and social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat lambasted the finance department for diverting Rs.746 crore from the social justice and tribal welfare departments to Ladki Bahin beneficiaries, finance minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday riposted that this was a cabinet decision taken with the assent of all the three Mahayuti parties. He also indicated that the dispute would now be solved by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Meanwhile, BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule supported Ajit's contention, saying that all departments needed to follow a cabinet decision.

On May 2, the state government issued a government resolution (GR) to divert Rs.410.30 crore from the social justice department-which looks after sche...