Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a public event at Nanded on Sunday.
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a public event at Nanded on Sunday.
The deputy CM also said that his party would take the lead in arranging mass marriages for sons and daughters of drought-hit farmers, with one such event taking place at Hadgaon in Nanded soon.
Reacting to criticism over the Rs 5,000 aid to the farmers, Shinde said it is only initial support for immediate needs and that the govt will provide more substantial assistance in the next phase. The govt stands firmly with farmers and is taking every possible step to provide relief,” he said after inaugurating a 100-bed sub-district hospital in the Nanded North assembly constituency. Because of the hard work farmers do in their farms to produce different yields, “We all survive.
In this crisis, no farmer should nurture negative thoughts and must not think of any extreme step,” he said. “Everyone is welcome to help the farmers in this crisis, but this is not the time to do politics. Your suggestions are also welcome.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday appealed to the opposition not to play politics over the drought situation.