In the wake of suicide by a farmer in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena today accused the Devendra Fadnavis government of making "false promises" to the people and demanded filing of a "cheating" case for the same.
The Shiv Sena, which is a part of the central and the state governments, also slammed the fast observed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders today, terming it as a "drama".
The party took a dig at Modi over his assertions during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls that each Indian can get Rs 15 lakh if all the illegal money stashed abroad is brought back.
"Although the BJP's coffers increased to Rs 1,034 crore from Rs 570 crore last year, farmers have not received Rs 15 lakh as promised by Modi," said the Shiv Sena in an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamna'.
Referring to the debt-ridden farmer who allegedly committed suicide in Yavatmal district two days back following crop loss, the editorial said, "Had (Shankar) Chayare received Rs 15 lakh, he would have repaid his Rs 3 lakh debts and would not have committed suicide."
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