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What happened to the previous package? Your eyes should be the criteria, Uddhav Thackeray flares up at CM Fadnavis
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News18•24-09-2026, 13:18
What happened to the previous package? Your eyes should be the criteria, Uddhav Thackeray flares up at CM Fadnavis
- •Uddhav Thackeray questioned CM Fadnavis on the government's drought tours, asking if they would only conduct tours or announce aid.
- •Thackeray criticized the government's focus on criteria, stating that burnt crops should be the only criterion for aid.
- •He demanded to know what happened to the previous 31,000 crore package and how many farmers received the recently announced loan waiver.
- •Thackeray urged the government to provide immediate relief to farmers without waiting for panchnama until October 5.
- •He advised the government to hold cabinet meetings in drought-affected regions and criticized the 'double engine government' as useless.
Key Questions Answered
Uddhav Thackeray questioned how much of the ₹31,000 crore package announced during the previous wet drought actually reached the farmers and how many farmers received the newly announced loan waiver.
Uddhav Thackeray criticized the chief minister for delaying crop assessments until October 5 and conducting brief drought tours, arguing that visible burnt crops should serve as the criteria rather than waiting for official paperwork.
Uddhav Thackeray criticized the government for putting the crop insurance scheme on hold and altering its four criteria, demanding to know why immediate help cannot be provided without waiting for bureaucratic procedures.
