16-05-2025
State to review pre-kharif preparations on May 21: Ajit Pawar
Pune: Deputy chief minister
on Friday said state govt has called a meeting on May 21 to review the pre-kharif season preparations ahead of the onset of monsoon.
Pawar was in his hometown of Baramati, where he addressed a rally and said state govt would ensure the farming community faced no shortage of seeds or fertilisers during the
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"The southwest monsoon is expected to arrive in the state in the first week of June. Soon after its onset, the farmers will start sowing for the kharif season. State govt will be holding a meeting on May 21 to review the preparation of the kharif season. Before that meeting, all guardian ministers have been told to hold similar meetings in their respective districts and understand the requirements of farmers," Pawar said.
"It is state govt's responsibility to supply all the things required to the farming community," he said.
Referring to the Mukhyamantri Mazhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, Pawar said, "The opposition was targeting me, CM Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Eknath Shinde, saying that schemes like Ladki Bahin or free electricity for farmers were only for elections and they all will be discontinued. We have, however, ensured that the schemes keep running.
We have made a provision of Rs 65,000 crore to ensure these schemes continue. Even the team of Niti Aayog, which visited Mumbai recently, gave a statement that state govt's financial management is correct.
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'I won my first elections because I was fielded by Pawar Saheb'
Against the backdrop of recent speculations of a possible reunion of both factions of NCP, Pawar, during a rally in Baramati held for the campaign of Shri Chhatrapati Cooperative Sugar Mill elections on Friday, gave credit to his uncle and veteran politician Sharad Pawar for winning the first-ever election he contested.
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He said, "Thanks to my grandfather, father and uncle [Sharad Pawar], my career is settled. The first time I contested the election and became an MP from Baramati, people voted for me not because of my work but only because I was fielded by Pawar Saheb. Only after winning that election did I get the opportunity to work and show my ability. That is the fact, and there is no question of denying it."
