Ashok Chavan takes dig at Opposition for boycotting government's tea party

Taking a dig at the BJP, senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Sunday said despite it being the International Tea Day, the opposition party refused to have a cup of tea with the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government on the eve of the winter session of the state legislature.

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BJP boycotts Tea party

Fadnavis on Sunday said the BJP would boycott the customary tea party to be hosted by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in the evening. Commenting on it, Chavan tweeted,

"It was expected that the opposition party leaders will attend the high tea and jointly discuss the crucial problems of the state."

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"Incidentally, today is also the International Tea Day. Unfortunately, the opposition parties boycotted the high tea," the former chief minister said in a tweet in Marathi.

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Notably, during the BJP-led state government's tenure from 2014 to 2019, the Congress and NCP, which were then in the opposition, used to boycott the high tea invitations from the ruling side. The winter session of the state legislature will begin in Nagpur on Monday and conclude on December 21.