Taking aim at the BJP-led state government, Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of neglecting farmers and prioritising political optics over real help

Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal has strongly criticised the state government’s relief package for flood -hit farmers, calling it “a pittance” and announcing a statewide agitation on 3 October to demand urgent and meaningful compensation, reported the PTI.

Sapkal, who toured flood-affected villages in Motala taluka -- including Kamkhed, Gulbheli, Rahehra Dabhol Tanda, and Nalkund -- as well as Deulghat and Padali in Buldhana taluka, said the crop damage was extensive, and the government's response so far has been inadequate. Read More

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