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Maharashtra's 'Demonic Rule': Farmers Suffer Drought While Leaders Feast on Cashews
- •Shiv Sena (UBT) attacked the Maharashtra government over farmers' plight, stating farmers are distressed by drought while the government feasts on dry fruits.
- •An editorial in 'Saamana' claimed the government lives in royal splendor as over half the population faces famine, warning of a 'demonic rule'.
- •Ministers, MLAs, and MPs were seen feasting on cashews and almonds at a Nanded meeting before inspecting drought-affected areas, adding insult to injury for farmers.
- •CM Devendra Fadnavis called the cashew consumption wrong but blamed the administration, which Shiv Sena (UBT) deemed insensitive.
- •Shiv Sena (UBT) demanded a special assembly session on drought, an all-party 'task force', and 50,000 per hectare aid for farmers, along with loan waivers.
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Shiv Sena (UBT) criticized the government because farmers are suffering from severe drought and famine while ministers, MLAs, and MPs were seen feasting on dry fruits like cashews and almonds during an administrative review meeting in Nanded.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that eating such dry fruits was not right and that the administration should be sensitive, while also shifting the blame for the incident onto the administration and claiming the opposition tends to politicize everything.
Demands include convening a special assembly session, forming an all-party task force, declaring a famine immediately without formal criteria, and providing 50,000 per hectare in assistance, complete loan waivers, educational fee waivers, and fodder camps.
