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Nationalist Congress Party (SP) main Sharad Pawar has accused the Maharashtra authorities of making "sugarcane cultivators" lend to Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) alternatively of helping rain-hit farmers connected its own, and asked it to reconsider the imposition of a levy connected sugarcane mills.
The disapproval stems from the government's determination to enforce a levy connected sugarcane successful mills to supply alleviation to affected farmers done the CMRF.
“I americium amazed that the Maharashtra authorities decided to complaint an other levy from sugarcane cultivators to supply fiscal assistance to Marathwada farmers deed by floods. I petition the authorities to reconsider its decision,” Mr. Pawar said.
The authorities past week decided to enforce a levy of ₹10 per tonne of sugarcane connected mills for the CMRF and ₹5 per tonne for assistance to flood-affected farmers.
Several workplace leaders, including Raju Shetti, Congress MLC Satej Patil, and NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar, person opposed the levy, calling it "unfair" and a "financial burden".
The government, however, maintained that the measurement was indispensable to guarantee contiguous alleviation for flood-affected families successful the Marathwada region, which was worst deed by rains and floods.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clarified connected Sunday (October 5,2025) that the publication would travel from the profits of sugarcane mills, not from farmers' earnings.
"There are astir 200 mills successful Maharashtra. One mill whitethorn person to lend astir ₹25 lakh to the CMRF. We are seeking funds from the profits of sweetener mills, not from farmers," Mr. Fadnavis said astatine an lawsuit successful Ahilyanagar attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
He slammed those criticising the decision, saying they were misinterpreting it.
“Some radical person stooped truthful debased that they are portraying this arsenic the authorities taking wealth from farmers. The information is that the publication is from the profits of the mills and volition spell to flood-hit farmers successful Marathwada. Some mills person adjacent been recovered cheating farmers successful tonnage. I volition amusement them the mirror," the Chief Minister said.
