Updated On: 21 December, 2019 07:44 PM IST | Nagur | PTI
The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government earlier in the day announced a loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers in the state with a cut-off date of September 30

Devendra Fadnavis interacting with media at Vidhan Bhawan, Nagpur. Picture/Twitter Devendra Fadnavis
Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced that the BJP would hold an agitation over the farm loan waiver scheme announced by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The loan waiver was "cheating of farmers", he said.
The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government earlier in the day announced a loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers in the state with a cut-off date of September 30. Speaking to reporters outside the state legislature here, Fadnavis said, "We are going to hold a statewide agitation against this cheating of farmers.