Sena wholeheartedly backs farmers' strike: Uddhav

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray today extended his party's support to the strike called by farmers and said their extreme measures exhibit the failure of the ruling BJP-led government.
Shiv Sena is part of the NDA government at the Centre as well as the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government.
"The Shiv Sena wholeheartedly backs the strike called by farmers. They have been forced to hit the streets to show the government the pains they are going through," Uddhav told reporters here.
"Farmers going on a strike exhibits complete failure of this government. We were the first to raise the issues of farmers with the government and will always continue to do so in future," he added.

Uddhav said his party remains firm on its demand of a complete loan waiver of farmers.
"We are supporting the strike to show solidarity with the farmers who are fighting for their survival today," said the Sena chief.
Deficit in availability of vegetables in Mumbai and resultant price rise looms over citizens as farmers in Maharashtra continued their stir for various demands on the second consecutive day today.