MUMBAI, Sept. 28 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday demanded a relief package of Rs.50,000 crore from the Union government to mitigate the damage done by the floods that ravaged many parts of Maharashtra, especially Marathwada. The demand came a day after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, seeking substantial funds to compensate affected farmers. Addressing a press conference at his residence, Matoshree, Thackeray said, "The PM Cares fund has a deposit of thousands of crores. If Modi, who is scheduled to be in Mumbai on October 8 and 9 for infra inaugurations, declares a package of Rs.50,000 crore, then not only Marathwada but the entire state can be taken care of to some extent." Thackeray also demanded a blanket loan waiver for farmers, so that banks would stop sending notices to them. "My government had granted a loan waiver of over Rs.20,000 crore in 2019," he said. Thackeray suggested that Fadnavis emulate Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, who has announced Rs.50,000 per hectare to farmers for crop losses. "I am requesting our CM with folded hands to also declare Rs.50,000 per hectare," he said. "He should also start distributing the money and complete it in a time-bound manner." Ashish Shelar, state cultural affairs minister, asked Thackeray to avoid a slugfest....