Uddhav Thackeray accused state government over delayed loan waiver decision for flood-hit farmers and said the the Fadnavis govt was ‘mocking farmers’. Pics/Sameer Abedi
Uddhav, while addressing a press conference in Mumbai, said that the Mahayuti govt must immediately implement loan waivers to help farmers who suffered extensive crop losses after heavy rains hit Marathwada in late September
Uddhav also criticised the Central inspection team’s short visit to Marathwada, saying it was “impossible to assess the real damage in just two or three days”
Uddhav alleged that no proposal for Central aid had been sent despite PM Narendra Modi’s suggestion
Uddhav further demanded immediate relief of Rs 50,000 per hectare for affected farmers, citing cases where some in Palghar reportedly received as little as Rs 2 in crop insurance compensation
Recalling his tenure, Uddhav Thackeray said the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi government had waived loans up to Rs 2 lakh “without conditions” and questioned why the current government had not announced a second phase
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