<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra government will table a bill in the Budget session of the Assembly to reverse an earlier decision under which people directly elected the village sarpanch or headman.<br />''<br />''Governor B S Koshyari had refused to sign the promulgation of ordinance on this and had asked the Uddhav Thackeray government to table a bill during the Budget session that starts on February 24. Confirming the development, Rural Development Minister Hasan<br />''<br />''Mushrif said that accordingly the state government will bring a bill in the Budget session and get it passed. The rule for direct election of sarpanch was brought in by the previous BJP-led Devendra Fadnavis dispensation.</span><br />