Mumbai, Nov. 7 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will celebrate Diwali from Saturday night onwards with farmers in Lohari Sawanga village in Narkhed taluka of Nagpur district, official sources said here.
The development has come after opposition parties like the Congress and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena severely criticised Fadnavis for paying only Rs 5000 to farmers as drought relief.
According to official sources, Fadnavis is scheduled to leave for Lohari Sawanga village from Nagpur city on Saturday evening and stay in the village overnight, interacting with drought-hit farmers and their families.
The visit by Fadnavis is aimed at boosting the morale of farmers facing financial distress in Diwali due to the severe dr...