"The situation in the state has become extremely grim due to excessive rainfall and floods. The entire Kharif season has been ruined. Farmers have suffered immense losses, yet not a single administrative officer has come to inspect the situation. With Dussehra and Diwali approaching, the chief minister is only throwing around statistics without taking any concrete decisions. Even though it is evident that a wet drought exists, the government is turning a blind eye. The question of where to get the money is the government’s problem, but compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare must be deposited into the accounts of affected farmers before Dussehra," said Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal.

On Thursday, Sapkal visited Murma and Kolibhodkha in Paithan taluka of

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