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To a query on unseasonal rains in Vidarbha and other parts of Maharashtra over the last few days and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis currentlty on a visit to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Deshmukh said while the farmers are facing trouble, the CM, his deputy and other government leaders have gone for ”dev darshan” (to seek blessings of God).
”It is not wrong, one can go for ‘dev darshan’, but the problems faced by farmers should not be ignored. In such times, the government should be there to address their problems,” he said. Deshmukh claimed the cotton growers in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions were in trouble. A huge stock of cotton was lying with the farmers. Cotton was imported in a large quantity and the growers in Maharashtra did not get a proper price for their produce, he said. The NCP demands that the government come forward to help the cotton growers in the state, he said. Deshmukh also said that orange and sweet lime growers from Vidarbha, who had faced losses due to unseasonal rains, were still waiting for compensation.
The NCP leader also said that preparations for the MVA’s rally scheduled on April 16 were in full swing.
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State NCP chief Jayant Patil last month said the ”message of unity needs to percolate to the grassroots,” while admitting the MVA faces a double challenge of defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party by staying united as well as strengthening its own grassroot cadre. This process will smoothen after the MVA holds joint rallies in the state, Patil had said.