Congress demands Rs20,000/acre for rain-hit farmers
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee on Tuesday called on the state govt to provide immediate relief of Rs20,000 per acre and Rs50,000 per hectare to farmers whose crops were destroyed by heavy rain across the state.
Speaking to the media in Mumbai, MPCC chief Harshwardhan Sapkal said, "The first spell of rain has already revealed cracks in the BJP, Shinde, and Ajit Pawar govt while there is corruption right till the Mantralaya level. The Mahayuti govt must not get caught in formalities like 'panchanamas' and start providing real relief to farmers in distress."
Sapkal, who also demanded that the govt provide free seeds and fertilisers for the upcoming Kharif season, said the Congress has always stood by farmers during crises — be it crop diseases, locust invasions, hailstorms or floods.
"The current govt only makes hollow assurances while farmers suffer," he said, adding that even loan waivers were not announced so far.
The MPCC chief also targeted Union home minister Amit Shah, claiming he did not utter a word about the rain damage during his recent two-day visit to Maharashtra. "During the election campaign, Shah promised two free gas cylinders, loan waivers for farmers, and Rs2,100 per month for women, but now he has forgotten everything," Sapkal said adding, "Before leaving for Delhi, at least announce the farm loan waiver, because the state govt only listens to you.
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The heavy rain has exposed the poor quality of state's infrastructure, said Sapkal. "Nullhas have burst, highlighting NCP's corruption, while flooding in Mumbai shows the Shinde faction's incompetence. Despite spending crores, waterlogging has paralysed Mumbai again." He slammed the underground Metro project, calling it a 'stubborn and forced' scheme that harmed the city's environment and failed to deliver results.
"The so-called development agenda has crumbled in one rain. The BJP and Shiv Sena have been controlling Mumbai's civic body for 25 years, and Eknath Shinde was the urban development minister all this while. What have they done?" Sapkal asked and added, "Stop the blame game and work for the people."
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