Overview
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has set June 30, 2026 as the deadline to decide on a loan waiver, saying compensation disbursal and Rabi preparation must come first, with a committee led by chief economic adviser Pravinsinh Pardeshi studying the issue.
- Uddhav Thackeray is pressing for an immediate waiver and Rs 50,000 per hectare compensation, calling the Rs 31,628‑crore relief package insufficient for losses across about 68.7 lakh hectares in 29 districts.
- Thackeray says Diwali‑time payouts have not arrived for many and alleges some farmers received token credits as low as Rs 2 to Rs 6, claiming officials are frustrated that funds have not been released.
- He questions whether farmers should keep paying loan instalments until June and urges them to withhold votes until loans are written off.
- Fadnavis counters that Thackeray offers only criticism without development ideas as the opposition leader attacks him for campaigning in poll‑bound Bihar while farmers seek relief.