Shiv Sena (UBT) dubs Maharashtra govt's budget as 'gajar halwa'

The Shiv Sena faction headed by Uddhav Thackeray on Friday dubbed the Maharashtra governments Budget 202324 as gajar halwa and accused the Eknath ShindeBharatiya Janata Party BJP dispensation of peddling false dreams in election year by showering sops on peopleIn its mouthpiece Saamana the party said Deputy Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis who presented the budget in the state Assembly on Thursday showered assurances but did not show generosity in announcing compensation to farmers who suffered losses due to unseasonal rains earlier this weekFadnavis who is also the state Finance Minister presented the Shinde governments maiden budget in which it proposed Rs 6000 assistance to farmers and Re 1 crop insurance scheme while also offering relief in professional tax to working women 50 per cent discount on ticket fares in staterun buses to women and a new scheme for the girl childElections are due in various civic bodies in the state including the cashrich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC The state Assembly elections would be due in October 2024Referring to the announcement of paying Rs 6000 to farmers under the Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi to supplement the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Samman Nidhi Yojana the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray said the budget did not speak about the compensation to farmers who lost their crop to hailstorm and unseasonal rainsAlso Read Those giving assurances are traitors Aaditya Thackeray slams Shinde govt over Maharashtra budget 202324Large parts of the state witnessed unseasonal rains resulting in damage to standing cropsThe budget is a gajar halwa sweet dish made of carrots of announcements that is aimed at misleading people the party saidFadnavis had said in the Assembly that the budget was based on five major goals or Panchamrut sustainable farmingprosperous farmers inclusive development of all sections of society including women tribals backward classes and OBCs development of infrastructure with substantial capital investment employment generation for competent skilled and employable youth as well as environmentfriendly developmentTaking a dig at the deputy CM the Sena UBT said the intensity of Fadnavis assurances was more than the unseasonal rain and hailstorm that hit the majority of the state two days backWhy didnt the finance minister show generosity in giving compensation for the crops damaged due to unseasonal rains the party asked in the editorial adding that the only solution to the farm produce is to give it a price based on cost of productionThis years budget shows that the state governments policy is to peddle false dreams to farmers and people by showering sops on them it allegedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever