The Maharashtra Legislative Council was on Tuesday adjourned for the day after Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danve demanded a discussion on falling onion prices.

Danve, who belongs to the Uddhav Thackeray faction, had on Tuesday demanded that the upper house discuss issues related to onion prices, but it was denied by deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe, leading to legislators of the ruling and opposition parties arguing and levelling charges against each other

On Wednesday, opposition leaders including Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Balasaheb Thorat, etc raised slogans and displayed plycards while protesting outside the entrance of Vidhan Bhavan

Petroleum and oil marketing companies reportedly raised the price of commercial liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by Rs 350.50 per unit and domestic LPG cylinders by Rs 50 per unit with immediate effect from Wednesday

The protesting leaders raised slogans during their protest and displayed placards