Maharashtra: Pay Rs 50,000 per hectare to flood affected farmers before Dussehra, demands Cong
In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra Congress leaders are pushing hard for immediate relief to farmers hit by devastating floods and heavy rains. On Thursday, state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal demanded that the government deposit Rs 50,000 per hectare directly into the bank accounts of affected farmers in Marathwada and other regions before Dussehra arrives.
Sapkal, fresh from visiting flood-ravaged villages in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Jalna districts, painted a stark picture of the crisis. “The situation is dire,” he said. Excessive rainfall has wrecked the entire Kharif season, leaving farmers with massive losses. Yet, no government officials have stepped in to assess the damage on the ground.
With festivals like Dussehra and Diwali just around the corner, Sapkal slammed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for dodging real action. “He’s busy tossing out numbers but making no solid moves,” Sapkal told reporters after chatting with distraught farmers and villagers. He pointed to a clear “wet drought” in parts of Maharashtra—too much rain drowning crops while the soil stays parched—but claimed the state government is ignoring it all.
Farmers’ fields lie washed away, their livelihoods shattered, and their survival tools gone. Sapkal accused the Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government of staying silent and inactive. Officials showed up, snapped photos at the flooded fields, and vanished without delivering any aid to those in need.
Worse, Sapkal called out the “outrageous” comments from the Chief Minister, his deputies, and cabinet ministers. When farmers demand help, they get threats like, “Where do we find the money? Do we carry cash in our pockets? Stop playing politics.” Desperate after losing everything to nature’s fury, farmers and locals have taken to the streets in protest. “If the government can’t hear this cry, it’s completely out of touch,” Sapkal said. He labeled their tone as arrogant and shameful.
Sapkal highlighted the government’s priorities: plenty of funds flow to select industrialists, buying off MLAs and MPs, Rs 55,000 crore for the Samruddhi Expressway, and even Rs 88,000 crore for the Shaktipeeth Expressway. “But for farmers’ compensation? Suddenly, there’s no cash—why the excuses?” he asked.
He urged Fadnavis and the deputy chief ministers to head to Delhi right away and secure a special relief package from the central government for Maharashtra’s flood victims. Until then, the Rs 50,000 per hectare must hit farmers’ accounts before Dussehra, no matter what. “Figuring out the funding? That’s the government’s headache,” Sapkal insisted, calling the chief minister an expert at empty promises.
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