Nagpur: Opposition leaders have questioned the claims of state government regarding loan waiver to farmers and demanded that the names of the beneficiaries be uploaded on state government website, district and taluka wise. As usual, they boycotted the customary tea party organized by the chief minister.
"Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis says one thing and the cooperation minister says the opposite. Who are we supposed to believe? The truth must come out. We will present whatever information we get in the house," said Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, leader of opposition in state assembly on Sunday while addressing the customary press conference.
Dhananjay Munde, leader of opposition in legislative council, said that NCP had taken out a protest rally in Vidarbha and the rallyists had not met a single farmer who had got loan waiver. "The government has kept the loan waiver conditions so tough that very few people are eligible," he added.
Vikhe-Patil further said that loan waiver scheme was even otherwise a failure as 1,500 farmers had committed suicide after it was announced on June 24. "Dnyaneshwar Misar, a farmer from Washim district, recently committed suicide after two state government ministers Sadabhau Khot and Rajkumar Badole refused to extend any help to him," he added.
The Congress leader stressed that government should not have gone for online submission of forms for loan waiver. "In spite of online process, there were cases of bogus certificates. The secretary of information technology department was sent on forced leave and then transferred for his mismanagement. This shows that the decision was wrong," he further said.
Munde claimed that cotton growers of the state had suffered a loss of Rs30,000 crore due to boll worm attack. "We will demand a relief of Rs25,000 per acre for them. Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR) had warned the government about boll worm attack last year. I too had written a letter to the chief minister. However, no action was taken and the cotton growers suffered," he said.
The NCP leader further said that government had started purchasing various crops only because of the winter session. "Till December 7, out of 357 lakh quintal soyabean only 2 lakh quintal had been purchased. Only 2 lakh of the total 14 lakh quintal urad had been purchased and only 39,000 quintal of moong out of the total 13 lakh quintal produced has been purchased," he added.
Former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar charged that the BJP-Shiv Sena government had made the state bankrupt. "The debt burden has increased to Rs4.5 lakh crore. Now they have imposed a 30% cut on all expenses and are going to sack 30% of the workforce," he said. State Congress chief Ashok Chavan and state NCP chief Sunil Tatkare were also present in the press conference.
"Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis says one thing and the cooperation minister says the opposite. Who are we supposed to believe? The truth must come out. We will present whatever information we get in the house," said Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, leader of opposition in state assembly on Sunday while addressing the customary press conference.
Dhananjay Munde, leader of opposition in legislative council, said that NCP had taken out a protest rally in Vidarbha and the rallyists had not met a single farmer who had got loan waiver. "The government has kept the loan waiver conditions so tough that very few people are eligible," he added.
Vikhe-Patil further said that loan waiver scheme was even otherwise a failure as 1,500 farmers had committed suicide after it was announced on June 24. "Dnyaneshwar Misar, a farmer from Washim district, recently committed suicide after two state government ministers Sadabhau Khot and Rajkumar Badole refused to extend any help to him," he added.
The Congress leader stressed that government should not have gone for online submission of forms for loan waiver. "In spite of online process, there were cases of bogus certificates. The secretary of information technology department was sent on forced leave and then transferred for his mismanagement. This shows that the decision was wrong," he further said.
Munde claimed that cotton growers of the state had suffered a loss of Rs30,000 crore due to boll worm attack. "We will demand a relief of Rs25,000 per acre for them. Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR) had warned the government about boll worm attack last year. I too had written a letter to the chief minister. However, no action was taken and the cotton growers suffered," he said.
The NCP leader further said that government had started purchasing various crops only because of the winter session. "Till December 7, out of 357 lakh quintal soyabean only 2 lakh quintal had been purchased. Only 2 lakh of the total 14 lakh quintal urad had been purchased and only 39,000 quintal of moong out of the total 13 lakh quintal produced has been purchased," he added.
Former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar charged that the BJP-Shiv Sena government had made the state bankrupt. "The debt burden has increased to Rs4.5 lakh crore. Now they have imposed a 30% cut on all expenses and are going to sack 30% of the workforce," he said. State Congress chief Ashok Chavan and state NCP chief Sunil Tatkare were also present in the press conference.
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