Mumbai, June 23 -- Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders held a protest outside the Maharashtra Assembly against the rising inflation and hike in fuel prices.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Sunil Prabhu and Ambadas Danve joined the protest, holding a banner which read, "A nation free from inflation, a BJP-free India."

This comes amid the ongoing Assembly Session.

The Centre had hiked the petrol and diesel prices in the wake of the disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil trade route, amid the West Asia conflict.

On Monday, the Opposition MLAs staged a protest over the issue of loan waiver for farmers on the first day of the Maharashtra Monsoon Assembly Session.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray, Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar, along ...