Farmer outreach: BJP’S reply to Opposition’s Sangharsh Yatra

The state has done a lot for farmers and has comprehensive plans for sustainable development in the field of agriculture.

The BJP has countered the Opposition’s Sangharsh Yatra, which demands farm loan waiver. The party’s leadership has asked its workers to tell farmers about the state government’s policies for them.

In the core committee meeting held at chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s residence Varsha last week, the leadership decided to reach out to farmers with government schemes. At the state executive, which will be held in Pimpri-chinchwad on April 26 and 27, BJP workers will be given a programme on how to spread the message effectively.

The drive is part of the BJP’S national level Sampark Abhi mark the completion of three years of the Modi government. “The emphasis will be on the government’s endeavour to solve the agrarian crisis and ensure sustainable development. BJP workers will be asked to tell farmers about the state’s stand,” said Sudhir Mungantiwar, finance minister and a member of the state BJP’ s core committee.

The decision to be vocal on backdrop of the Sangharsh Yatra by the Opposition. Six opposition parties tried to galvanise support on the demand for loan waiver.

The Opposition had stalled the house proceedings and boycotted the Assembly proceedings for three weeks during the budget session.

In Mumbai, the city unit led by MLA Ashish Shelar will pass resolutions stating their demands and expectations from the BMC and the state government. “The stress will be on transparent governance in the BMC. We want to leave our impression in the city in the next two years, ahead of the general elections, to ensure maximum support. Also, the Mumbai unit office will have an e-library, data collection centre among other facilities ” said a leader