Ajit Pawar demands 8-hr electricity daily for farmers of Mah
Former deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, on Tuesday warned the BJP-led state government not todisconnect electricity connections to the agriculture pumps of farmers and demanded to provide electricity for at least eight hoursper day to them.While addressing a gathering in front of district collectorate atOsmanabad after a morcha as part of their 'Hallbol' agitation inMarathwada region after seeking blessings of Goddess Tuljabhavani atTuljapur temple, he said, "Farmers in the state are not defaultersand if they (government) take any action against farmers, then wewill not allow any state ministers to roam across the state.""While our neighbouring small state is providing 24-hour power freeof cost, our Chief Minister is snappi.....