Not a single tweet was aired before the presentation of the budget speech of the Finance Minister. The first tweet appeared at 2:16 p.m. The budget wasn’t leaked, clarified Chief Minister Mr. Devendra Fadnavis.
In the state assembly today he further said that the opposition should accept the digital media now with the changing era. While the Finance Minister Mr. Sudhir Mungantiwar was presenting the budget, the position staged walkout alleging that the budget was leaked. Replying to the allegations, the Chief Minister said that the present era belongs to the digital media. This medium gives the update like the live running commentary. The opposition should also accept the new media. He said that Twitter was used with the positive intention of imparting speedy information. He said that the first tweet was made public after 2:16 p.m. Before that, there were no tweets related to budget, Chief Minister added.
