Thackeray Slams Mahayuti's Loan Waiver as 'Deceptive Invitation', Accuses Govt of Cheating Farmers

• Uddhav Thackeray criticized the Mahayuti government's new Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme.
• Thackeray labeled the scheme a 'deceptive invitation' and accused the government of cheating farmers.
• He questioned the completion timeline, citing the 2017 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Loan Waiver Scheme as still ongoing.
• Farmer leader Ravikant Tupkar expressed dissatisfaction, demanding a waiver for at least 5 lakh rupees and a fair price for soybeans.
• The scheme was announced by CM Devendra Fadnavis in the state budget after FM Ajit Pawar's demise.