Maha: Opposition ridicules Fadnavis for Rs 5,000 Diwali gift to drought-hit farmers

Mumbai, Oct 15 (UNI) Opposition parties, like the Congress and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, today ridiculed the paltry Rs 5,000 assistance given to drought-hit farmers in Maharashtra just before Diwali festival. Maharashtra Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal has demanded that the Fadnavis government should provide farmers with Rs 1 lakh per hectare. "At a time of soaring inflation, how can farmers celebrate Diwali with just Rs 5,000," Sapkal told media persons after he visited drought-hit areas in Kinwad, Malegaon, Pandav Umra, Tandali and Kamathwada in Washim district to assess the situation. Speaking to media persons, Sapkal said that, "The…