NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday stated the then prime minister Manmohan Singh was delicate in the direction of farmers and had visited Amravati in Maharashtra after studying about suicide dedicated by some agriculturists, however now no one is concerned about their points.
He was addressing a gathering on the event of the fruits of Shetkari Aakrosh Morcha in Pune metropolis.
The foot march set out from the foothills of Shivneri Fort in Pune district on Thursday was led by NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) MP Amol Kolhe.
A number of leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) together with Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT), Balasaheb Thorat of Congress, and NCP leaders Kolhe and Supriya Sule have been current.
“I remember that the then prime minister Manmohan Singh visited Amravati after some farmers had committed suicide. He was sensitive towards the people as well as farmers. Singh also waived farm loans worth Rs 72,000 crore at that time,” stated Pawar, who was agriculture minister within the erstwhile Manmohan Singh cupboard.
However now, no one is even wanting on the difficulties being confronted by farmers, he added.
“This ‘Shetkari Aakrosh Morcha’ is not limited to Pune, but it has reached the entire country,” Pawar stated.
Addressing the gathering, Raut stated NCP MPs Supriya Sule and Amol Kolhe have been suspended from Parliament for elevating problems with farmers.
He took a dig at Union House Minister Amit Shah.
“The BJP can’t win even Gram Panchayat elections without EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines). They are dependent on EVMs for victory. While we have allied with multiple regional parties in Maharashtra, BJP’s partnership is with the EVM,” Raut alleged.
In a dig at Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who heads the NCP faction, Raut prompt that winds of change are blowing and he ought to be cautious.