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CM Shinde welcomes Centre's decision to procure 2 lakh tonne onion from state
Updated On: 22 August, 2023 04:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In a joint press conference along with Ajit Pawar, Eknath Shinde said, `I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Piyush Goyal`
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde welcomed the steps taken by the central government to procure an additional two lakh tonnes of onion from farmers in Maharashtra, reported the ANI.
In a joint press conference along with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Eknath Shinde said, "I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Piyush Goyal as we requested them to take steps to give relief to onion cultivators. Even Agriculture Minister Dhananjay Munde went to Delhi yesterday. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Japan also discussed the issue along with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar," according to the ANI.
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