Mahrashtra Drought: Nana Patekar explains why High Court's orders of shifting IPL matches won't solve the issue

This year, there's been a severe drought in Maharashtra and the water scarcity has hit the rural areas really badly. Some regions in the State like Latur and others have been facing the worst effects due to the lack of water trains. 

Actor Nana Patekar has now voiced his opinions on the same. An emotional Patekar told NDTV, "A massive migration is taking place to cities. And I want to tell everyone: if someone knocks at your car window, don't treat them like beggars. They are farmers.They are helpless. They need food, water and access to toilets. Let's take responsibility for one person each. It's not hard." 

Bombay High Court ordered a shifting in the 13 IPL matches that were scheduled to be played in Mumbai this year. but the actor feels shifting the venue won't make any difference. He explains, "Wouldn't they have to water the grounds even if there are no IPL matches? But it's an emotional issue. How can we celebrate when people are dying?"

He also added that we, as people and our politicians have 'failed'. "People are concerned. But they haven't seen it first-hand. They must come here (Marathwada). People must question the system. It is a crime to be silent. Are we blind that we cannot see people are dying? If they are not our people whose are they then?" he questioned. 

Not only this, Nana lambasted media publications for focusing on other sensational stories and not the pertinent ones like this. "It is sad that Pratyusha (Banerjee) committed suicide. But does it have to be on Page 1 every day? Who is interested in how many times Indrani (Mukerjea) married? I detest reading newspapers," he told.