A statement by the NCP of Ajit Pawar faction in Maharashtra has caused politics to be hot. In fact, Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate said, farmers do not pay loans for 5 to 10 years in waiting for loan waiver. They engage and marry their children with these money. Farmers do not invest a single rupee in farming.
State Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate has given a statement about crop loan waiver. Kokate said that farmers get engaged and married after getting loan waiver money. The opposition has become aggressive against him by Cocate’s statement. The state Congress has demanded to dismiss the cocate. At the same time, the ruling BJP has also become angry.
Politics heated by Cocate’s statement
State Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said that it is the responsibility of the government to compensate the farmers in the disaster. Cocate should not sprinkle salt on the wounds of farmers. I apologize to the farmers for Kokate’s statement, while the State Industries Minister Uday Samant said that it should be realized that we all get two food food due to farmers.
What statement did Cocate make?
In fact, the cotton had gone to the fields to inspect the damage done to crops due to excess rainfall in Nashik. During this, the farmers said that Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has refused to forgive the loan. On this, Kokate said that farmers do not pay loans for 5 to 10 years waiting for loan waiver. They engage and marry their children with these money. Farmers do not invest a single rupee in farming.
Opposition targeted the minister
Senior Congress leader Vijay Vadettywar said that the crops of farmers have been damaged due to overflow. The government should help the farmers, but from the statement of cocate, it seems that the government has become insensitive. At the same time, Shiv Sena (Uddhav) MP Sanjay Raut said that Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar should rein in Cocate’s statement.
NCP (Sharad) MLA Rohit Pawar said that Kokate should know that farmers do not get loan waiver money, but the amount of loan waiver is deposited in banks. The Agriculture Minister does not need to give Brahm Gyan to the farmers.
Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate has given controversial statements earlier.
- 24 February 2025- State ministers do not have the right to appoint their PS and OSD. After the formation of the government, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis threatened the ministers regarding the functioning.
- 14 February 2025- The beggar also does not take one rupee in begging, the government has given insurance to farmers for one rupee.
- January 21, 2025- In every scheme of the government, two-five percent corruption is done.