Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) In a major move to protect vulnerable farmers and borrowers from exploitation, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday introduced a Bill which aimed at heavily increasing punishments for illegal money-lending practices across the state. The Bill, which was presented by the State Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil in the State Assembly, seeks to further amend the existing Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014.The critical amendments to the Maharashtra Money-Lendin…
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Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Opposition members on Thursday staged a walkout from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after Speaker Rajesh Narwekar rejected an adjournment motion aimed at discussing the escalating crisis of farmer suicides in the state. Alongside agrarian distress, the Opposition forcefully raised concerns over a Congress MLA Sajid Pathan receiving death threats from the notorious Bishnoi gang.Congress Legislature Party Leader, Vijay Wadettiwar moved the adjournment motion demanding a…
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) In a fiery and wide-ranging address marking the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) 27th Foundation Day, veteran political leader and party supremo Sharad Pawar on Wednesday delivered a scathing critique of the NDA-led Union government. Covering internal leadership rivalries, historical distortions, agrarian distress, and shifts in foreign policy, Pawar laid out an aggressive roadmap for his party, warning of state-wide agitations if public grievances are left unaddressed.P…
Bengaluru, May 18 (IANS) Slamming the ruling Congress party over organising a convention in Tumakuru on May 19, to mark the completion of three years in office, the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party launched a scathing attack on the Congress government in Karnataka, accusing it of holding “achievement conventions” while farmers across the state were reeling under crop losses, financial distress, and rising suicides. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka on…
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday alleged that despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated assertions that farmers are the backbone of the nation, ground realities reflect deep distress in the agricultural sector, turning the lives of farmers and farm labourers into what it described as a “living hell”.In a sharply worded editorial published in its mouthpiece Saamana, the party accused the central government and the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government of …
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) In West Bengal, potato growers are facing acute problems with a produce of aplenty together with the curb on selling it in other states, leading to the issue turning into a political diatribe with the Assembly election scheduled for April 23 and 29. The state’s principal Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has highlighted farmer suicides linked to debt, allegedly after growers failed to recover costs from potato sales.West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya ha…
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The state Agriculture Department has taken a major policy decision to establish a Task Force to curb farmer suicides in Maharashtra. Agriculture Commissioner Suraj Mandhare on Tuesday evening announced through a circular that this task force will recommend and implement comprehensive measures addressing mental health, social issues, economic challenges, and disasters arising from climate change.The formation of a Task Force takes places ahead of the upcoming Budget Session …