Shiv Sena lauds Maharashtra CM Fadnavis for loan waiver, says farmers will be indebted to government

The Shiv Sena, which has earlier attacked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for failing to meet farmers' demands, has praised the Fadnavis government for announcing the farm loan waiver.

In its editorial mouthpiece Saamana, the Shiv Sena, which is the BJP's alliance partner in Maharashtra, lauded the Devendra Fadnavis government for reaching out to leaders across political parties on the issue of farm loan waiver.

The editorial said that farmers in the state will always be indebted to the Fadnavis government.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently announced a Rs 34,022 crore loan waiver which is expected to provide relief to at least 89 lakh farmers in Maharashtra.

LOAN WAIVER NOT A FASHION

In its editorial, the Seva Sena was, however, critical of the debate surrounding farm loan waiver putting a stress on the state's coffers. It said that the loan waiver was important to check the spate of farmer suicides in Maharashtra.

Uddhav Thackeray lashed out at those who called farm loan waivers "a fashion" and said that for the Shiv Sena the fight was about saving the farmers and their families.

SHIV SENA FOUGHT FOR FARMERS

The Sena also attacked the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for trying to take the credit for farm loan waiver.

In the Saamana editorial, the Shiv Sena said that Uddhav Thackeray-led party constantly supported farmers and promised them of a loan waiver for which the party even took on its own government in the state.

The editorial said that the Shiv Sena would continue to put pressure on the government to help the 40 lakh farmers who could not be covered under the recently announced loan waiver.

In the editorial, the Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said that his party would also look into the issue of the cases registered against farmers during the recent agitation in the state.

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