MVA accuses CM Shinde of going on tour while forgetting to help farmers hit by unseasonal rains

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA in Maharashtra on Sunday accused Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other leaders of the ruling dispensation of going on a visit to Ayodhya while forgetting their constitutional duty especially when farmers in the state were suffering from crop losses due to the inclement weatherThe MVA allies Nationalist Congress Party NCP Congress and Shiv Sena UBT said Lord Ram will not forgive CM Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for leaving the people of Maharashtra in the lurchShinde on Sunday reached Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on a daylong visit to pay obeisance to Lord Ram at the Ram temple This is his first visit to Ayodhya after being sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra in June last yearThousands of his supporters called Shiv Sainiks accompanied him Deputy CM Fadnavis also joined himThe Shiv Sena is planning to highlight Shindes visit to Ayodhya across the countryHitting out at the Shinde government NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said for the past few days agriculture produce has been largely damaged in many parts of Maharashtra on the account of unseasonal rains and hailstormFruits like grapes cashewnuts oranges bananas mangoes have been damaged and this has severely crippled the fortunes of farmers he saidTapase said while the farmers of Maharashtra are devastated the chief minister deputy CM other ministers MLAs and workers of their parties have gone to Ayodhya leaving behind the distressed farmers with no recourseWhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Shinde exemplifies Lord Rama he has chosen to forget his duty to stand by those affected by the natures fury and has gone to Ayodhya purely for political reasons the NCP leader claimedIN PHOTOS Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Devendra Fadnavis visit AyodhyaIf this trip was for personal spiritual reasons Shinde would have gone alone and the people of the state would have understood but taking the cabinet MLAs MPs and activists with him means the Shindeled Shiv Sena wants to make a political statement from Ayodhya Tapase saidMaharashtra Congress spokesman Atul Londhe said Lord Ram will never forgive the chief minister and the deputy CM for making an event of the Ayodhya tour when farmers in the state are in dire straits due to the unseasonal rains and hailstormLord Ram will never forgive you for leaving people of the state in the lurch he saidShiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut also claimed the Maharashtra government has left the state farmers in the lurch and its leaders are on a religious tourismIn the last 72 hours hailstorm and unseasonal rains in several parts of the state have damaged crops The government had said it will provide relief to farmers after the budget session he saidThis government is indulging in politics over Ayodhya Lord Ram who is against falsehood will never bless them I only hope God gives them good sense Raut saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever