The state government should help farmers who have suffered losses, but instead, a decision has been made to forcibly recover funds from sugarcane producers for the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, Sharad Pawar said on Sunday
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday strongly criticised the Maharashtra government’s move to impose a levy of Rs 10 per tonne of sugarcane on mills for the Chief Minister's (CM) Relief Fund and Rs 5 per tonne for assistance to flood-affected farmers.
He called the decision "completely wrong" and said it should be reconsidered. Read More
Sharad Pawar said that farmers across the state have suffered major losses due to heavy rains.
"The state government should help farmers who have suffered losses, but instead, a decision has been made