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MVA leaders stage protest demanding farm loan waiver, higher MSPs
Updated On: 08 December, 2023 05:58 AM IST | Nagpur | Agencies
Oppn leaders said farmers were affected due to unseasonal rain, while lakhs of growers were not getting proper MSP for cotton and soyabean
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Senior leaders from MVA raised slogans against the state government holding garlands made of oranges and cotton. Pic/X
On the first day of the Winter Session of Maharashtra legislature, the Opposition on Thursday protested at the Vidhan Bhavan demanding farm loan waiver, bonus on paddy crop and higher minimum support prices (MSP) for cotton and soybean. Senior leaders from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which comprises the Shiv Sena (UBT), Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP and Congress, raised slogans against the government holding garlands made of oranges and cotton. They demanded immediate relief to farmers in terms of loan waiver, “Rs 1,000 bonus on paddy crop, Rs 14,000 and Rs 18,000 MSP” for cotton and soybean, respectively.
Speaking to journalists, Assembly Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar said farmers were affected due to unseasonal rain, while lakhs of growers are not getting proper MSP for cotton and soyabean. “The government is doing only ‘panchnamas’ [surveys] and making announcements. We want funds in farmers’ accounts and no announcements,” said Wadettiwar. Other MVA leaders, including Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Ambadas Danve, state Congress chief Nana Patole, NCP leaders Jayant Patil and Anil Deshmukh, and Congress` Ashok Chavan and Balasaheb Thorat, also took part in the demonstration.
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