Rane vs Uddhav spat: Farmer outfits warn MVA govt., BJP to stop politicking over ‘non-issues’
The Hindu
‘When tomato prices have dangerously crashed, the ruling Shiv Sena, instead of mulling relief measures, is busy playing tit-for-tat with Narayan Rane,’ says Raju Shetti.
The ‘political soap opera’ being played out between Union Minister Narayan Rane and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was nothing but ‘a ploy’ on the part of the ruling and Opposition politicos to divert attention from vital issues affecting farmers in the State, alleged former MP and farmer leader Raju Shetti. Mr. Shetti, who heads the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS), chastised both the Central and the State governments while pointing out that the farmers were protesting against the import of genetically modified soybean and the crashing prices of tomatoes. The former two-time MP from Hatkanangale in Kolhapur district said that he was planning a major protest on September 1 in Kolhapur to demand recompense for farmers whose croplands had been destroyed by the recent floods as well as by the unseasonal rains last year.More Related News