Overview
- Launching a four-day tour in Marathwada, Uddhav Thackeray met farmers and called the government's loan-waiver deadline unacceptable.
- He sought immediate debt relief plus Rs 50,000 per hectare and highlighted complaints of token payouts, including credits as low as Rs 2 or Rs 6.
- Thackeray accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of focusing on Bihar elections and warned of statewide road blockades if a full waiver is not granted.
- The state previously announced a Rs 31,628 crore package after heavy rains and floods damaged about 68.7 lakh hectares across 29 districts.
- Fadnavis and minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule defended the approach, citing a committee led by Pravinsinh Pardeshi and saying funds are being credited with some farmers held up by KYC issues.