Maharashtra Congress Leaders To Visit Rain-Hit Districts To Assess Damage

Maharashtra Congress chief said a party delegation recently met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis seeking immediate help to people in affected areas.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday said party leaders will visit rain-hit areas in various districts to take stock of damages and follow up with the state government about financial assistance to the affected persons.

Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Mr Patole claimed that only two people were running the state government.

"The deputy chief minister is a minister without a portfolio. The government does not exist and the administration is paralysed," the Congress leader said.

Accusing the state government of leaving the farmers in a lurch, Mr Patole cited that the Rabi season's produce has not been purchased and cultivators are yet to be paid for the produce that has been bought.