Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Sep 27: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray has called on the Maharashtra government to urgently announce a complete farm loan waiver and provide financial assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare to farmers whose livelihoods have been devastated by floods and relentless rains in Marathwada and other regions of the state.

Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, Thackeray made an emotional appeal to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying, “I request the Chief Minister with folded hands on behalf of the farmers — make them debt-free and offer timely assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare. Also, immediately stop banks from sending recovery notices to these farmers.”

Thackeray criticised the state’s delayed and inadequate response, pointing out tha

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