Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) The Congress on Friday held statewide protests demanding immediate aid for farmers hit hard due to heavy rains and floods. It also demanded that the state government should declare a wet drought, provide immediate assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare to affected farmers, announce a blanket loan waiver, waive pending electricity bills, and grant additional compensation for farmland that has been washed away.

The Congress in a release accused the BJP-led MahaYuti government in Maharashtra of merely indulging in rhetoric despite heavy losses suffered by farmers due to excessive rains. Ironically, farmers have yet to receive any form of relief.

In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, demonstrations were held in front of the District Collector’s office on behalf of the District and

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