Madhya Pradesh govt presents Rs 3.14 lakh crore Budget for 2023-24

The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday presented a ₹ 3.14 lakh crore state budget for 2023-24, even as the Opposition Congress staged a walkout from the Assembly on the issue of a hike in the LPG cylinder price.

Congress members including former ministers Tarun Bhanot, Vijay Laxmi Sadho and Jitu Patwari created a ruckus in the House over the LPG price hike issue the moment state Finance Minister Jagdish Devda started reading out the budget proposals.

Later, the Congress members led by former chief minister Kamal Nath staged a walkout from the House.  "The central government has increased the price of an LPG cylinder by Rs 50, Rs 300 on commercial cylinder, causing a lot of hardships to the people," Mr Bhanot told reporters.