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Maharashtra farmers' strike: BJP takes a lesson from history, excludes rich farmers from loan waiver

Rich farmers are likely to be excluded from the loan waiver announced by the BJP-led government in Maharashtra, according to a senior minister. They also added that the loan waiver scheme introduced previously had benefited rich farmers

Farmers' strike: Maharashtra govt announces loan waiver; agitations have been 'temporarily' called off

The Maharashtra government on Sunday announced a loan waiver for farmers, after which cultivators called off their protests.

Maharashtra drought: People of Marathwada are angry with all parties, Prithviraj Chavan tells Firstpost

Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan in a freewheeling chat with the Firstpost team in Mumbai touched upon a number of subjects from Marathwada drought, what Devendra Fadnavis should do and how Narendra Modi should stop being a BJP's Prime Minister.