India, Oct. 30 -- Contractors across Maharashtra will launch a statewide phone campaign from Friday to demand clearance of Rs.86,000 crore in pending dues, with calls planned to the offices of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar over three days.

On Thursday, the Maharashtra State Contractors Association (MSCA) asked its members to begin calling the ministers' offices as part of the campaign. According to the schedule issued by the association, Fadnavis's office will be targeted on Friday, followed by Shinde's on Monday and Pawar's on Tuesday. The association's leadership has also shared two landline numbers for each office.

"Payments of around Rs.86,000 crore to contractors across ...