Raju Shetti-Led Swabhamani Shetkari Sanghatana Breaks Ties With MVA In Maharashtra

The Sanghatana was schduled to take a call today at its national executive meeting on whether to walk out of the alliance or stay put.

New Delhi: Raju Shetti-led Swabhamani Shetkari Sanghatana, which was supporting the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra on Tuesday has snapped ties with MVA.

The latest announcement was made at the state executive meeting of the association in Kolhapur.

“The Swabhimani Shetkari Paksh was formed to safeguard the interests of farmers and restore their respect. Today, farmers are committing suicide but no one is bothered about it. We want to restore their respect and make them stand on their feet and that is why Swambhimani Shetkari Sanghtana was formed,” said Shetti.

He said the outfit dove into electoral politics to strengthen the farmers’ movement, and alliances were made with parties just to guarantee benefits for farmers.

Speaking to PTI, Shetti said, “We have taken the decision to snap all ties with MVA. The decision to amend the Land Acquisition Act has caused losses to farmers. As per the amended Act, the farmers will now get only 30 per cent compensation,” he said.

Shetti said he believed that the state government should move back the choice to address fair and remunerative price (FRP) in two instalments.

Shetti said he will meet Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to get his name dropped from the proposed MLC list in case it is there.

(With PTI inputs)