<p>BJP leaders, including former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, staged a protest outside the Vidhan Bhavan here on Thursday over alleged corruption in the tendering process of Covid-19 care centres in the state.</p>.<p>One of the banners that the BJP leaders held read: "Condemn the government which spent Rs 3.77 crore more than expected expenditure for Covid Care Centres."</p>.<p>The leaders of the opposition party in the state did not name the centres where the alleged corruption took place.</p>.<p>BJP leaders, including Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Girish Mahajan and Ashish Shelar, also raised slogans against the Shiv Sena-led state government.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/six-states-account-for-over-85-of-fresh-covid-19-cases-union-health-ministry-says-957980.html" target="_blank">Six states account for over 85% of fresh Covid-19 cases, Union Health Ministry says</a></strong></p>.<p>The budget session of the state Assembly began on March 1.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Fadnavis, speaking in the Legislative Assembly, alleged corruption in the measures taken by the Maharashtra government in handling the Covid-19 situation in the state.</p>.<p>He had also referred to a central survey and said the number of Covid-19 deaths in Maharashtra could have been lesser by 30,900 and the cases by 9.55 lakh had the state government handled the situation properly.</p>.<p>Maharashtra's Covid-19 caseload is 21,79,185 and the fatality count is 52,280 as on March 3, as per state health department.</p>
<p>BJP leaders, including former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, staged a protest outside the Vidhan Bhavan here on Thursday over alleged corruption in the tendering process of Covid-19 care centres in the state.</p>.<p>One of the banners that the BJP leaders held read: "Condemn the government which spent Rs 3.77 crore more than expected expenditure for Covid Care Centres."</p>.<p>The leaders of the opposition party in the state did not name the centres where the alleged corruption took place.</p>.<p>BJP leaders, including Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Girish Mahajan and Ashish Shelar, also raised slogans against the Shiv Sena-led state government.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/six-states-account-for-over-85-of-fresh-covid-19-cases-union-health-ministry-says-957980.html" target="_blank">Six states account for over 85% of fresh Covid-19 cases, Union Health Ministry says</a></strong></p>.<p>The budget session of the state Assembly began on March 1.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Fadnavis, speaking in the Legislative Assembly, alleged corruption in the measures taken by the Maharashtra government in handling the Covid-19 situation in the state.</p>.<p>He had also referred to a central survey and said the number of Covid-19 deaths in Maharashtra could have been lesser by 30,900 and the cases by 9.55 lakh had the state government handled the situation properly.</p>.<p>Maharashtra's Covid-19 caseload is 21,79,185 and the fatality count is 52,280 as on March 3, as per state health department.</p>