AURANGABAD: Devendra Fadnavis, the leader of the opposition, on Monday alleged that the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government has not yet paid its share of Rs 1,600 crore towards the disbursement of crop insurance in Maharashtra.
“The Union minister of state for finance Bhagwat Karad recently held a meeting with crop insurance firms amid massive crop damage in Marathwada and other parts of the state. During the meeting, the insurance firms told that the state government still has not paid its share of the money,” he said.
Fadnavis said the alleged apathy by the state government during the time of natural calamity has deprived scores of farmers of availing the help amounting to Rs 4,000 crore through crop insurance. Addressing an election rally at Kundalwadi in poll-bound Deglur assembly constituency in Nanded district, Fadnavis also levelled corruption charges against the state government. “The ruling party functionaries focus on gathering money and have no time to pay any heed to the woes of public. The only achievement of the MVA government in the past two years is that it has stayed a range of schemes and programmes of public welfare initiated during our rule,” he said.
Meanwhile, Public Works Department minister of Maharshtra and Congress functionary Ashok Chavan has criticised the BJP for fielding the candidate for the October 30 election. “BJP should have realise that it is not any usual election, but the one which is taking place after the death of a public leader,” he said while addressing an election rally in Deglur assembly seat.
