Mumbai/Nanded, Sept. 19 -- In a stark display of administrative apathy amid a severe agrarian crisis gripping Maharashtra, a high-level official review meeting called to tackle the Marathwada drought has sparked intense political backlash after leaders were caught on camera snacking on premium dry fruits.
The controversy erupted following a high-powered meeting held at the Nanded Collectorate's planning hall to review the grim drought situation across eight districts of Marathwada, where a prolonged monsoon break has scorched standing kharif crops, dried up water sources, and triggered an acute fodder shortage.
While distressed farmers across the region stare at financial ruin and await urgent government intervention, the meeting-chaired ...