Senior Maharashtra Congress leader Balasahed Thorat on Monday asserted that farmers in the state were suffering from severe losses due to early monsoon showers in May but the government is not providing any aid to this problem, reported the PTI.

Addressing a press conference he asserted that the state government should provide a financial aid of Rs 50,000 per hectare to aid the losses of farmers, instead of waiting for the ‘punchnama’ (loss assessments), reported PTI. 

"Farmers are in dire straits. If they are in trouble, common citizens too will face hardships. There is unrest among farmers and the government must act. A farmer spends Rs 50,000 per acre for vegetable cultivation and nearly Rs 60,000 per acre for horticulture cultivation. Due to the Maharashtra rains, even fodder has been destroyed," he said, according to the PTI.