Maharashtra: Statewide 'Sangharsh Yatra' by Opposition parties concludes
The rally that travelled from parts of Vidarbha, Marathwada and western Maharashtra was taken out to highlight farmers' issues in the state and also to primarily demand loan waiver for farmers.
In Short
- The 'Sangharsh Yatra' taken up by a united Opposition in Maharashtra concluded in Panvel near Mumbai.
- The rally was taken out to highlight farmers' issues in the state.
- It also demanded loan waiver for farmers.
The 'Sangharsh Yatra' taken up by a united Opposition in Maharashtra concluded in Panvel near Mumbai on Tuesday. The rally that travelled from parts of Vidarbha, Marathwada and western Maharashtra was taken out to highlight farmers' issues in the state and also to primarily demand loan waiver for farmers.
The concluding rally was attended by top NCP and Congress leaders including former Union Agriculture Minister and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, former Congress Chief Ministers Ashok Chavan, Narayan Rane, leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, Dhananjay Munde, Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi, People's Republican Party's Jogendra Kawade among others.
Speaking on the occasion, Sharad Pawar alleged that the BJP govt was insensitive towards farmers.
"The Centre helped nationalized banks that were unable to recover bad loans in the tune of Rs 2.80 lakh correspondence. If you can help the high and mighty, you should also help farmers, or else we are not going to sit idle," said Pawar.
Pawar also questioned the Centre saying that if Mammogram Singh govt could waive off farmers' loan, why can't the Narendra Modi govt?
Former Chief Minister and president of Maharashtra Congress Committee Ashok Chavan too launched a scathing attack on the BJP govt.
" More than 9 thousand farmers have committed suicides during the BJP rule. The policies of this govt are anti-farmer. Our 'Sangharsh Yatra' will force the govt to announce a loan waiver for farmers," said Chavan.
Former CM Narayan Rane targeted CM Devendra Fadnavis saying that the same Fadnavis who demanded charging the govt with Sec 302 over farmers' suicide is now silent on the issue.
The 'Sangharsh Yatra' travelled through 16 districts in the state covering 2500-km. The Yatra also ran into controversy when BJP took a dig at the Yatra calling it a rally in an air-conditioned Mercedes Benz bus.
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