Raju Shetti calls for Maha bandh on Jan 8, claims farmers neglected

Shetti’s Swabhimani Paksha has one legislator from Morshi in Vidarbha as part of the MVA.

PUNE Raju Shetti leader of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) has called for a state-wide bandh on Wednesday, January 8, alleging that farmers’ woes have not been addressed.

Raju Shetti said that even though the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government has announced a loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh, not many farmers will benefit from it.(HT PHOTO)

The Maharashtra bandh comes in sync with the India bandh called by farmer organisations.

Shetti, while speaking in Sangli on Sunday, said that even though the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government has announced a loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh, not many farmers will benefit from it.

“If the farm loan waiver scheme is not benefitting farmers, why have you put up loan waiver hoarding claiming ‘we did it’?” asked Shetti, criticising the Shiv Sena.

Shetti’s Swabhimani Paksha has one legislator from Morshi in Vidarbha as part of the MVA.