Nagpur, Dec 13 (PTI) Congress legislature party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Saturday blamed the BJP-led Mahayuti government for farmer suicides in Maharashtra, alleging policy failure, inadequate relief and neglect of the agrarian sector, and demanded bonuses for soybean and paddy.

Speaking during the final week motion in the assembly amid the ongoing winter session of the state legislature here, Wadettiwar said an average of eight farmers were dying by suicide every day in the state.

The Congress leader claimed that government announcements had remained largely on paper. He demanded a bonus of Rs 2,000 per quintal for soybean and Rs 1,000 per quintal for paddy, and sought urgent steps to address the agrarian crisis in Vidarbha.

He said unseasonal rains had affected 28 districts, and tho

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