Overview

• Uddhav Thackeray led a march in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and warned that farmers across Maharashtra will protest if loans are not waived completely.
• He rejected proposed loan restructuring, called the announced package a mockery, and sought assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare.
• He challenged the government to deposit at least Rs 1 lakh into each affected farmer’s bank account before Diwali from the soil‑erosion support cited under MGNREGA.
• The Fadnavis government says it has announced Rs 31,628 crore in relief, frames total aid at Rs 48,000 per hectare, and is preparing a memorandum to the Centre.
• Thackeray criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not mentioning central aid during a recent visit and cited his own prior loan waiver as chief minister.