Giving Rs 5000 To Farmers For Diwali Is Like Rubbing Salt On Their Wounds, Says Congress

Mumbai, Oct. 15 -- Maharashtra State Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Wednesday that the Fadnavis government's cabinet decision to give drought-hit farmers Rs 5000 before Diwali is like rubbing salt on their wounds.

Speaking at a public rally in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Sapkal said, "This decision is like rubbing salt on farmers' wounds. It is a cruel joke on farmers who are already suffering from drought. The BJP Mahayuti has a huge amount of money to buy and sell MLAs as well as MPs during elections. There is no shortage of money for industrialists either, but the government has no money only when it comes to farmers".

Addressing the rally, Sapkal said that while farmers are facing natural disasters, they are a...