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Maha: CM Fadnavis, Rohit Pawar to meet on farm loan waiver issue

Mumbai, June 13 ( UNI) A crucial meeting between Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) MLA Rohit Pawar on the issue of farm loan waiver has been scheduled for Tuesday next, Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharane announced today.
The meeting comes amid Rohit Pawar’s ongoing hunger protest in Pandharpur, where he is demanding an unconditional farm loan waiver and complete clearance of farmers’ land records (7/12 extracts).
The state government has already announced a farm loan waiver package. However, due to eligibility conditions and criteria attached to the scheme, not all farmers across Maharashtra will benefit from it. Objecting to these restrictions, Rohit Pawar has been pressing for a blanket waiver for all eligible farmers.
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