Beed: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has revealed why his faction joined the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena authorities within the state whereas stressing that “there aren’t any everlasting enemies and associates in politics.” Whereas addressing a public rally in Beed on Sunday, Ajit Pawar stated, “We’ve joined Mahayuti (Ajit Pawar’s alliance with BJP, Shinde-led Sena ) to unravel the issues of the individuals. We took this determination for the event of the state. In politics, there aren’t any everlasting enemies and no everlasting associates. We wish to inform everybody in Maharashtra that though we’re within the Mahayuti alliance, it’s our responsibility to guard individuals of all castes and religions.”
“We are going to at all times work for the good thing about the farmers. Farming doesn’t occur with out water within the fields. I’ve carried out loads of work after I was the Water Sources within the state,” he added. Ajit Pawar stated that he requested state agriculture minister Dhananjay Munde to go to Delhi and meet key central leaders over the latest concern on onions within the state.
“When the onion concern got here up, many individuals bought calls. The opposition at all times offers fallacious data. I requested Dhananjay to go to Delhi. Dhananjay went and requested most assist. House Minister Amit Shah instantly purchased 2 lakh metric tonnes of onion at Rs 24 per kg,” he stated.
Earlier, Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole termed the Central authorities’s latest determination to lift 40 per cent export responsibility on onions as “anti-farmer.” “They’re mendacity to our farmers. My query is to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Piyush Goyal, Why do you elevate the export tax? Onions get stale and if the Nationwide Agricultural Cooperative Advertising and marketing Federation of India would not purchase them instantly, farmers will likely be at a loss,” Patole stated.
“The BJP authorities is towards farmers. BJP would not care in regards to the individuals and farmers of our nation. They care about importing preparations like Adani and how you can profit him,” he added.
Just lately, the Central authorities imposed a 40 per cent export responsibility on the kitchen staple which prompted onion farmers within the state to stage a protest in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Monday. A notification issued by the Finance Ministry on August 19 said that they’ve imposed a 40 per cent export responsibility on onions until December 31, 2023.
The export responsibility comes amid reviews that onion costs are more likely to rise in September. Earlier on August 11, the central authorities began releasing the staple vegetable from its buffer inventory. The central authorities had earlier determined it might keep three lakh tonne of onions within the 2023-24 season as buffer inventory. In 2022-23, the federal government maintained 2.51 lakh tonne onion as buffer inventory.
Buffer inventory is maintained to fulfill any exigencies and for value stabilization, if charges go up considerably through the lean provide season. The central authorities began the procurement of an extra two lakh tonnes of onion from farmers in Maharashtra on Tuesday.
The announcement was made at a gathering of Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dhananjay Munde and Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in Delhi on Tuesday.
