Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) In a sharp escalation of the political war of words in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday has thrown a direct challenge to Shiv Sena-UBT Chief Uddhav Thackeray, asking him to recite or at least read two pages of the ‘Ram Raksha Stotra’ (a sacred hymn dedicated to Lord Ram). The remarks come after Thackeray announced a ‘Ram Raksha’ agitation in Nagpur on July 18 to keep the alleged irregularities in the Ayodhya Ram Mandir construction in the limelight,…
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Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Tuesday accused the ruling dispensation in Maharashtra of deceiving poor, debt-ridden farmers in the same manner they previously “misled” the beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin scheme. The party said that while the government boasts loudly about its loan waiver scheme, millions of farmers continue to reel under severe financial distress.The Shiv Sena (UBT) in an editorial in its mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, said that the state has r…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday claimed that the loan waiver scheme announced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti government under the leadership of Devendra Fadnavis is a complete facade. He alleged that, through wordplay and the imposition of complex rules, terms, and conditions, more than 50 per cent of farmers have been deliberately excluded from the scheme.Sapkal termed this a cruel mockery of the fa…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) To ensure that financial relief specifically aids economically strained agricultural households, the Maharashtra government has mandated strict criteria in the implementation of the Rs 36,585 crore Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar farm loan waiver scheme which will benefit 55.72 lakh farmers in the state. Notably, this decision is expected to completely clear the land records (Satbara) of nearly 16.74 lakh farmers.According to the Cabinet decision, current or former Ministers, …