CM Uddhav Thackeray on farmers' welfare: 'To stay at Top, we've to work from Bottom'

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that farmers in State are main priority for government and he would work for m constantly. He also assured a complete farm loan waiver in State. He was attending 8th Annual General Meeting of Vasantda Sugar Institute in Pune. NCP President Shar Pawar, who is chairman of institute, was also present. Thackeray also distributed sugarcane Bhushan awards and published a calendar of Sugar Sangh.

Speaking at event, Thackeray said, "Shar Pawar said that I took steps within a month but that's only because you chose me and invited me. Miracles can happen even in small numbers. We are surviving in this unstable ecomy. To stay at top, we have to start working from bottom. My ecomic visor Subramanian h told PM that present ecomy is under ICU. If farmers are unhappy, we don't have right to take ir names and be here. re are a lot of obstacles for farmer welfare and we won't stop without taking steps for m"

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Complete farm loan waiver

Under scheme, short-term restructured crop loan arrears up to September 30, 2019, will also be waived. "We have waived loans worth Rs 2 lakh (per farmer) as immediate relief to cultivators. But we will also make sure that ir entire (crop) loan is waived," Thackeray said.

During his speech, Thackeray took a dig at former chief minister Devendra Fnavis over his statement that BJP was single largest party in Maharashtra assembly.

"Shar Pawar has taught us how to raise farm productivity and also how to form a government with less member of MLAs in legislative assembly," Thackeray, who is also Shiv Sena president, quipped. 

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