Congress to Launch Agitation Against Maharashtra Govt From 31 Oct

Congress will protest against measures like demonetisation and GST.

Ashok Chavan said 8 November will be observed as a black day.

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The Maharashtra Congress will launch a 'Janaakrosh Aandolan' from 31 October against the BJP-led state government to highlight its 'failures' in the last three years.

The agitation would begin from 31 October, the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan said on Thursday.

The government’s performance in the last three years has been disappointing. There is tremendous resentment among people due to the wrong decisions of this government.

Ashok Chavan

The statewide protest will commence from Ahmednagar district, said the Lok Sabha member from Nanded. Senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad will also be present at the protest.

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The agitation will last till 8 November, and during this time, 6 big meetings will be held.

Demonetisation has caused immense economic loss to the nation and has troubled people immensely. As a mark of protest, 8 November will be observed as a black day.

Ashok Chavan

The state government has indulged in the "jugglery of figures" to provide as little financial assistance as possible to farmers under the loan waiver scheme, the former state chief minister alleged.

Difficult conditions were deliberately added (in the loan waiver scheme) to exclude a large number of farmers, he further charged.

Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who was also present at the press briefing, alleged that the government changed the conditions for the loan waiver time and again by issuing new Government Resolutions (GRs) almost every other day.

"The government does not know the nuances of (running the) administration. They should step back. The Shiv Sena should immediately withdraw support (from the government) as well," Vikhe Patil said.

(With inputs from PTI.)

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