Politics seems to be heating up over the drought situation in Maharashtra. A day earlier, farmers had expressed their pain by stopping former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who was going to Sangamner. The party’s main newspaper Saamna Saamna has made a big attack on the meeting of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief with farmers. It’s like a drought-like scene, government ministers are invisible! It has been said in the headline news that the government is not listening to the farmers. In this, details of Uddhav Thackeray’s conversation with farmers are given.
Maharashtra has received very little rainfall in the month of August. Due to this, the condition of farmers in the state has worsened. 11 districts of the state have been most affected by the drought situation. Data from the Maharashtra government’s agriculture department said the state recorded only 40 percent of normal rainfall in August. This created the possibility of drought. There was 32 to 44 percent deficient rainfall in 11 districts this monsoon between June and the end of August.
It has been written in the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena (UBT) that women cried during Uddhav Thackeray’s meeting with farmers. Farmers’ crops have been completely ruined. Farmers are facing a crisis as to how they will repay the loan they had taken for the crop. Uddhav Thackeray expressed surprise when farmers received notices for loans from banks in Gujarat. People of Gujarat give you notices but don’t they come here to listen to your plight? After hearing the problems of the farmers, Uddhav Thackeray went to the fields with them and took stock of the situation.
It has been written in Saamna that while talking to the farmers it was found that electricity is not available and only the bill is received. Farmers are forced to buy drinking water. Saamna has prominently published the drought situation while quoting Uddhav Thackeray and strongly targeting the Eknath Shinde-led government. The NCP camp led by Sharad Pawar in the state is also cornering the government over the drought situation.
