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Shiv Sena (UBT) held “Hambarda (emotional outcry)“ rallies successful respective districts of Maharashtra connected Wednesday (October 8, 2025), protesting against the recently announced State government’s fiscal assistance package for rain-hit farmers.
During the protests successful districts specified arsenic Jalna, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Beed, Nashik, and others, the Shiv Sena (UBT) demanded compensation of ₹50,000 per hectare for farmers, a implicit indebtedness waiver, bringing successful erstwhile harvest security criteria, and fiscal compensation for houses and livestock. The protests were held successful beforehand of the collector’s bureau successful respective districts, and entreaty letters were submitted to the District Collectors.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders called the bundle “misleading” and the authorities mounting a “fake narrative” among farmers.
In 1 of the protests successful Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Shiv Sena (UBT) person Ambadas Danve claimed that if the bundle is disbursed, the farmers volition hardly person ₹1000 TO ₹1200 per hectare arsenic the allotted assistance is conscionable ₹6500 crores for harvest harm implicit 68 lakhs hectares of land. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut called the bundle “inadequate” and questioned however the authorities volition rise the funds erstwhile it is nether immense debt.
After the State authorities announced a bundle of ₹31,628 crore for flood-affected farmers connected Tuesday (October 7, 2025), the Opposition has criticised the authorities for not doing capable and mounting a “fake narrative” of immense packages. Post-cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the full assistance of astir ₹47,000 per hectare. However, Shiv Sena (UBT) alleged that the tally of the bundle does not connection capable help.
Mr. Danve claimed, “The authorities announced a large number, but erstwhile we bifurcate it, the assistance is meagre. The bundle is inclusive of already released compensation of ₹2200 crores, NDRF funds ₹6175 crores, ₹5000 crores of security taken retired by farmers, ₹10,000 crores for cardinal facilities, ₹1753 crores for surviving and dormant loss, and ₹6500 crores for harvest damage. This means the authorities is lone giving ₹6500 crores to farmers; the remainder is from NDRF, insurance.”
Speaking to the media, helium highlighted that erstwhile a State similar Punjab, which has a fund of 2 lakh crores, tin denote ₹50000 per hectare, past wherefore can’t Maharashtra, which has a fund of ₹8.5 lakh crores. He besides called MNREGA’s presumption is poor, and the dues are already pending. “How volition the authorities marque specified payments? This bundle is misleading,” helium asserted.
Shiv Sena (UBT) allies Congress and NCP (SP) besides called the alleviation bundle “hollow” and asked for thing “substantial”. NCP (SP) person Supriya Sule questioned, “If the authorities is consenting to waive disconnected the indebtedness arsenic they say, past wherefore ifs and buts. They should amusement generosity and agility, and acceptable the aforesaid mechanics utilized for transferring wealth for the Ladki Bahin strategy during elections.”
On the different hand, Shiv Sena (UBT) person Sanjay Raut pointed retired that the State has a indebtedness of ₹9 lakh crores, truthful however volition it rise ₹31,000 crore?
Shiv Sena (UBT) to clasp different protestation connected October 11 successful Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar if the demands are not fulfilled.
