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Maharashtra: State should help farmers, not take from them, says Sharad Pawar

Updated On: 05 October, 2025 04:10 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent

The state government should help farmers who have suffered losses, but instead, a decision has been made to forcibly recover funds from sugarcane producers for the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, Sharad Pawar said on Sunday

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Sharad Pawar said that farmers across the state have suffered major losses due to heavy rains. File Pic/X

Sharad Pawar said that farmers across the state have suffered major losses due to heavy rains. File Pic/X

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday strongly criticised the Maharashtra government’s move to impose a levy of Rs 10 per tonne of sugarcane on mills for the Chief Minister's (CM) Relief Fund and Rs 5 per tonne for assistance to flood-affected farmers.

He called the decision "completely wrong" and said it should be reconsidered.

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