Govt ‘insensitive’ to farmers’ issues: Oppn

* Seeks special session of State Legislature in January to discuss Kelkar panel report

Staff Reporter

The main Opposition parties -- Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) -- that were divided throughout winter session of State Legislature, came together on the last day of the session. After coming together, both the parties flayed BJP-Sena Government in State for being ‘insensitive’ to farmers issues and said that the winter session had been a ‘big disappointment’.

Both the Opposition parties blamed the new Government for tabling Kelkar Committee report towards the end of the session, and demanded a special session of State Legislature in January to discuss the contents of the report. However, asked why the Congress-NCP Government failed in tabling the report since October 2013, Leader of Opposition (Assembly) Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said, “Because of various reasons, it could not be tabled, but the new Government should have tabled it at the beginning of winter session.” 

Addressing a press conference after the winter session was prorogued on Wednesday, Vikhe Patil and Leader of Opposition (Council) Dhananjay Munde said that the Government had failed in meeting the expectations of farmers and people. “The relief package announced by the Government is inadequate and offers no immediate help to farmers. No procurement centres have been started in the State, and those heading the Government now are not talking about fulfilling their own demand of Rs 6,000 per quintal price to cotton,” said Vikhe Patil.

On passage of the Bill on reservation to Maratha community, Vikhe Patil alleged that the Government had not made any amendment to the Bill. “There is absolutely no commitment from the Government on reservation to Muslims,” he alleged. Munde said that the Government should have either extended the period in which ordinance on Muslim reservation would be in effect, or should have tabled a separate Bill. He also flayed the Government for not making clear its stand on Local Body Tax (LBT) and aspirations of Vidarbha.

A day ago, former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Narayan Rane had flayed that the Opposition parties had failed in cornering the Government. He had also alleged that the Opposition parties were not aggressive as they were afraid of various enquiries pending against them. Asked about this, Vikhe Patil said that he was not in agreement with Rane’s comments. “The Opposition parties did quite well,” he said. President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Manikrao Thakre said that he would talk to Rane and remove ‘misunderstandings’.

Deputy Leader of Congress (Assembly) Vijay Wadettiwar, Bhai Jagtap, Abdul Sattar, Hemant Takle, Sanjay Dutt and others also were present in the press conference. 

(24-12-14) 

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