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Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray connected Wednesday (November 5, 2025) deed retired astatine Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying helium was engaged successful Bihar but near farmers successful his ain State successful the lurch.
He said the day of June 30, 2026, fixed by the authorities for a determination connected workplace indebtedness waiver for the rainfall and flood-affected farmers successful the authorities was "not acceptable".
Mr. Thackeray besides said the CM should clarify whether farmers are required to proceed paying their instalments if the authorities plans to waive the loans.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) caput connected Wednesday (November 5) commenced his four-day Marathwada circuit from Nandar colony successful Paithan taluka of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, wherever helium interacted with farmers. He besides visited Pali colony successful Beed, and is scheduled to spell to Pathrud, Shirsav (Dharashiv) and Ghari (Solapur) villages aboriginal successful the day.
Speaking successful Pali village, Mr. Thackeray said, "People should unite and thatch a acquisition to the existent government. I americium present with you people, and the CM is successful Bihar. Farmers are successful occupation here. But leaving farmers successful this situation, helium is going astir successful Bihar. Here, they (BJP-led government) springiness benefits of the (Ladki Bahin scheme) lone to 2 members of a family, but successful Bihar, they springiness Rs 10,000 successful each woman's account. This is due to the fact that determination are elections successful Bihar."
"I person a video of the CM saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi loves Bihar the most. Then is Maharashtra a stepson for them? They bask powerfulness present but usage specified connection there. The PM should emotion the full state - from Kashmir to Kanyakumari," helium said.
Elections to the 243-member Bihar legislative assembly volition beryllium held successful Bihar connected 6 November and 11. The results volition beryllium announced connected November 14.
Mr. Thackeray urged radical not to autumn prey to the "hollow" promises of the government.
"The ruling parties springiness hollow promises and denote schemes erstwhile elections are circular the corner. People autumn prey to them. This is the clip for farmers to basal agreed and thatch a acquisition to the existent government. The authorities should beryllium brought to its knees. We volition inquire questions related to farmers successful the upcoming assembly session," helium added.
Mr. Fadnavis past week announced that a determination connected workplace indebtedness waiver volition beryllium taken by June 30 adjacent year, citing that it is archetypal important to guarantee cultivators get compensation for flood alleviation and besides to hole for Rabi sowing.
Criticising the authorities implicit the timeline, Thackeray said successful Nandar village, "This day is not acceptable to us. We are demanding ₹50,000 per hectare for farmers arsenic compensation for their losses. The farmers besides request a indebtedness waiver now. The authorities says that it wants to survey this issue."
"Earlier, during my government, we did the survey and its details are inactive with the government. Our authorities past granted the indebtedness waiver," helium said.
The State authorities has present fixed a caller day of June 30 adjacent twelvemonth for the indebtedness waiver, helium noted.
"If the indebtedness is going to beryllium waived successful June (next year), past should the farmers wage their instalments present oregon not. If yes, from wherever should the farmers wage the amounts?" Mr. Thackeray asked.
He demanded that farmers beryllium fixed the indebtedness waiver now.
"The authorities earlier said it would springiness compensation for excessive rainfall and floods to farmers by Diwali (last month). But Diwali has passed...the authorities is giving conscionable caller dates. We don't judge the day of June for the indebtedness waiver. The indebtedness waiver for farmers should beryllium fixed present itself," helium stressed.
Last month, the State authorities announced a ₹31,628-crore alleviation bundle for farmers affected by the August-September deluge, which damaged crops implicit 68.7 lakh hectares crossed 29 districts.
Targeting the Mahayuti authorities implicit it, Mr. Thackeray said, "The bundle declared by the authorities for farmers is besides unacceptable. But they should astatine slightest springiness what they person declared. We had demanded that astatine slightest Rs 1 lakh beryllium deposited successful the farmers' accounts till Diwali. But it was besides not fulfilled."
He claimed immoderate farmers person received single-digit amounts arsenic compensation successful their accounts.
"The farmers successful Palghar and Akola got Rs 2 arsenic assistance successful their accounts. A husbandman present got ₹6 arsenic compensation," helium added.
He said that during a furniture gathering held connected Tuesday, determination was choler among officials implicit the hold successful giving compensation to the farmers.
"The authorities has simply announced the funds and has not really released any. So what volition the officials do?" helium asked.
The farmers should formed their ballot (in the section polls) lone aft they get a indebtedness waiver. The farmers should travel unneurotic connected this issue, the Sena (UBT) main said.
"We request that the farmers should get ₹50,000 per hectare compensation for the losses," helium said.
Referring to erstwhile MLA and Prahar Janshakti Party (PJP) person Bachchu Kadu's caller protestation seeking workplace indebtedness waiver, Thackeray said, "We are blessed that idiosyncratic launched an agitation for farmers. But the authorities called the agitators and gave a hollow committedness astir the indebtedness waiver. The day of the indebtedness waiver determination is unacceptable."
