India, Oct. 18 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule on Saturday criticised the Maharashtra government's Rs.5,000 relief for drought-hit farmers as inadequate amid rising inflation and demanded that the state immediately release pending instalments under its farmer assistance scheme, taking the total immediate relief to Rs.9,000 per farmer.

Addressing a press conference in Pune, Sule also sought compensation of Rs.1 lakh per hectare for farmers, waiver of farm loans and electricity bills, and questioned the government over alleged discrepancies in electoral rolls and restrictions on protests in Delhi.

She said the state's Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana (NSMNY) scheme provides Rs.6,000 annually in thr...