In Shirdi, Uddhav hits out at Sonia, state govt over farmer suicides

In Shirdi, Uddhav hits out at Sonia, state govt over farmer suicides

Uddhav addressed huge rally in Shirdi, Ahmednagar, on Friday evening.

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In Shirdi, Uddhav hits out at Sonia, state govt over farmer suicides

For hailstorm-hit farmers in Ahmednagar, it has to be doubly outrageous that the state’s agriculture minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil and revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat both belong to the district. And despite that, relief promised after the March hailstorm is still only trickling in slowly.

That’s why, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray earned some quick brownie points on Friday evening at a rally in the Shirdi LS constituency, in Ahmednagar district, where he took on the Congress-led state government’s ineffective response to the sudden hailstorm that has destroyed standing crop worth a few hundred crores.

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Uddhav Thackeray. PTI

“The moment we send 48 NDA candidates to Parliament, I will go personally to meet Modi to convey our congratulations. And I will tell him, Narendrabhai, you have to remember the people of Maharashtra who supported you. You have to solve the water crisis in parts of Maharashtra. You have to give relief to the hailstorm-hit farmers,” Thackeray said, to loud roars of approval.

The Shirdi seat has become something of a prestige issue for the Shiv Sena. Its sitting MP Bhausaheb Wakchaure switched over to the Congress just weeks before polls were announced and is now contesting on a Congress ticket. Wakchaure is expected to win, especially since the region’s MLAs include senior Congress leaders including the earlier mentioned ministers.

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The Sena is, however, putting the might of its top leaders into backing their candidate Sadashivrao Lokhande. While Uddhav campaigned for Lokhande in Shirdi on Friday, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will be in the region on Saturday.

Having railed against Sonia Gandhi for Muslim appeasement and for the Congress’s apparent attempt to divide votes on the basis of religion, Uddhav also came down strongly on the state government. “Farmers in Ahmednagar are faring worse than they did under the British’s black rule,” he said.

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