The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has urged the Maharashtra government to declare an immediate drought emergency, alleging that large parts of the state are facing severe crop losses due to prolonged dry conditions during the monsoon.

In an editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the Thackeray camp called on the government to bypass bureaucratic procedures and open the state treasury to provide immediate relief to affected farmers.