All budget schemes permanent: CM Eknath Shinde on Uddhav Thackeray's 'will wind up in 2-3 months' jibe

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde confirmed Ajit Pawar's budget schemes, like Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana and three free cylinders, are permanent. Responding to Uddhav Thackeray's voter luring claims before assembly polls, he called them a Raksha Bandhan gift. After Shiv Sena split, Shinde formed government with BJP support, results showed in Lok Sabha.