Wadettiwar Slams Maharashtra Govt Over Shaktipeeth Expressway Land Acquisition

• Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar criticized the Maharashtra government for using police force for land acquisition for the Shaktipeeth Expressway amidst farmer distress.
• Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have destroyed crops in Vidarbha and Marathwada, including jowar, wheat, gram, mango, and grape orchards.
• Wadettiwar alleged that the government has not disbursed compensation for previous losses or released paddy crop bonuses.
• He demanded immediate financial assistance for farmers and ground-level damage assessment.
• Farmers are protesting the project, with Wadettiwar calling the deployment of 1,000 police personnel for land measurement in Parbhani "undemocratic".