Fadnavis accuses MVA govt of betraying farmers, alleges manifesto promise not fulfilled

Addressing a massive dharna at Azad Maidan on Tuesday, Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis lambasted Maha Vikas Aghadi government for betraying farmers. He contended that Uddhav Thackeray government had failed to fulfill its promise of giving compensation up to Rs.50,000 per hectare to farmers. Reminding that NCP, Shiv Sena, and Congress had promised loan waiver to farmers in Common Minimum Programme, Fadnavis contended that neir of se parties in ruling coalition had will to help farmers. 

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Devendra Fadnavis remarked, “Through this dharna, we are doing work of bolstering voice of farmers because re is a government in state which is t elected by people. This government began betraying farmers from day one. Uddhavji, please say wher it was we who anunced that Rs.25,000, Rs.50,000 would be given to affected farmers per hectare? In CMP of all three parties, you had mentioned that we will go for a complete farm loan waiver. But in name of farm loan waiver, re is an attempt to fool farmers.” 

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Maharashtra government releases first list of eligible farmers

On December 21, 2019, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray anunced a farm loan waiver scheme in state. Under new ‘Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme’, government will waive off outstanding debts of farmers taken till September 30, 2019, up to Rs.2 lakh. scheme will commence in March.

However, opposition walked out of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly despite this anuncement as ir demand for a complete loan waiver was t met by government. On Monday, Maharashtra government released first list of 15,358 farmers who are eligible under this scheme. This invited ire of BJP as lakhs of farmers have been affected due to unseasonal rain. 

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