Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief Balasaheb Thorat said on Saturday the Congress–NCP alliance would recapture power in the State.
In a statement issued after the declaration of schedule for the State Assembly polls, Thorat said, “During the last five year, the BJP-Sena Government has reversed the process of development in th estate. There is a lot of resentment among people against BJP-Sena Government. People want a change. Voters will bring the Congress-NCP and their allies back to power with a thumping majority.”
Thorat said during the last five years, the State hads recorded highest number of farmer suicides.
“More than 17,000 farmers in the state have committed suicide in the last five years. The loan waiver scheme that was launched with much fanfare has also turned out to be a flop. Out the 89 lakh farmers who were to be benefited, only 50 per cent of farmers have received benefits under the scheme,” he said.
Thorat said that the farmers in the state were not getting the minimum support price for their produce.
Averring that employment in the state was also going up, Thorat said: “In the absence of a fiscal policy the state government’s debts are going up every year. The debt position has doubled during the last five years.
