Farmers Movement Archive

Govt delayed report on farmers’ losses: Fadnavis

Pune: Leader of opposition and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday accused the state government of delaying a report on the losses suffered by formers due to unseasonal rains and cyclones this year. Fadnavis made the allegation after attending a farmers’ rally in Pune, one of many organized across the district by the Bharatiya Janata Party to create awareness about the Union government’s farm laws. Fadnavis addressed a rally organized in Manjari, while state BJP president and Kothrud MLA Chandrakant Patil addressed a second rally held in Bhugaon. “The state government needs to submit a report on the losses suffered by farmers to the Union government. Based on that report, the Centre releases aid. But the Maharashtra government has not submitted this report on time,” Fadnavis said. Fadnavis was responding to a reporter’s question about the recent visit of a Union government committee and criticism over the state’s delayed response in assessing losses suffered by the farmers. The former chief minister alleged that the state government was making hollow promises about financial help to farmers. The government has announced many schemes, but they have remained on paper, he said, adding that the crop insurance schemes too were pushed to the back burner. Fadnavis claimed that the opposition parties (at the national level) were criticizing the farm laws just to gain political mileage. He also accused some parties sitting in the opposition of double standards regarding the farm laws.

The Times of India

2020-12-26

Pune