Maharashtra farmers to return awards

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MUMBAI: Returning awards after writers and artists, the farmers of Maharashtra has also returned award at the present time. Farmers from drought-hit Marathwada who were honoured by the state are returning their awards to protest the government ' s "insensitive approach" towards drought-hit farmers and its "incapability" to halt farmers ' suicides.
78 years old Narayan Khadke, a second-generation farmer from Jalna ' s Walsawangi, recently returned his ' Sheti Nishtha ' award, conferred in 1983 for best agricultural practices leading to an increase in productivity. The award was conferred upon him by the governor. Another farmer, Vithalrao Kale from Karla village in Latur district, has not only returned the ' Sheti Nishtha ' award he won in 2001 but also gave the Rs 10,000 cheque that came with the award to the chief minister ' s relief fund. Khadke said, "Many schemes have been declared, but their benefits are not reaching us. The government should be speaking to us about our problems, but when I realised no one wants to listen to a poor, debt-ridden farmer, I decided to return the award."
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