Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said the Maharashtra government must immediately give compensation to farmers who have suffered crop losses due to lack of rains.

Thackeray, who visited Ahmednagar where standing crops in many villages have perished due to the dry spell over the past few weeks, also hit out at Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Thackeray said Shinde can go to his farm on board a helicopter but he must also visit those areas where farmers are facing crop loss.