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Uddhav Thackeray Ends Marathwada Tour With Push for Loan Waiver and Unpaid Flood Relief

He ended a four-day Marathwada tour accusing the state of favoring contractors over farmers.

Overview

  • Thackeray urged villagers to put up “No farm loan waiver, no vote” boards and told party workers to protest at government offices until pending compensation is paid.
  • He said the government announced a roughly ₹31,000–31,628 crore relief package but has not delivered it, and he rejected claims that aid has reached farmers’ bank accounts.
  • Pointing to an ₹86,000-crore road plan and the proposed Shaktipeeth Expressway, he argued that big projects are being prioritised as farmers report pressure tactics in land acquisition.
  • On the tour’s final day, he escalated political attacks, calling Devendra Fadnavis an “accidental Chief Minister” and labeling the BJP a “Corrupt Janata Party.”
  • He tied his campaign to recent land-deal controversies involving figures linked to the ruling alliance and positioned the drive ahead of upcoming local body polls.