RJD and Congress legislators at a joint protest on the assembly premises on Thursday
PATNA: The budget session of the state legislature, which started on February 19, has seen members of opposition parties adopting novel ways to protest frequent rise in prices of petrol, diesel and LPG cylinders.
The opposition legislators are also highlighting the problems faced by farmers and their nationwide agitation against the three farm laws enacted by the Centre.
Leader of opposition in state assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav took to the unique way of highlighting the problems of farmers. On February 22, when deputy CM-cum-finance minister Tarkishore Prasad was to present the state budget in the state assembly, Tejashwi, accompanied by his two staff, started from his official residence for the assembly driving a tractor to show his support to the farmers’ agitation and protest against the rise in prices of petrol, diesel and LPG cylinders. The image immediately went viral on the social media.