{
  "id": 15771078,
  "title": "Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde Announces 100 Tonnes Of Foodgrains For Farmers At Shiv Sena Dussehra Rally, Targets Uddhav Thackeray",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/maharashtra-deputy-cm-eknath-shinde-announces-100-tonnes-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:15:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-deputy-cm-eknath-shinde-announces-100-tonnes-of-foodgrains-for-farmers-at-shiv-sena-dussehra-rally-targets-uddhav-thackeray"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde unveiled plans to supply 100 tonnes of foodgrains to drought-affected farmers in a surprise advance Diwali gift on Tuesday. The announcement was made at a Dussehra rally organized by the Shiv Sena to commemorate the party's 60th anniversary. Addressing the event at the Nesco Centre in Goregaon, Shinde emphasized the party's commitment to practical assistance rather than mere rhetoric. He vowed to provide more aid in the future, rejecting political rival Uddhav Thackeray's attempts to engage in verbal sparring. Shinde appealed to party members to extend all possible support to distressed farmers, highlighting that agriculture had suffered significant losses due to excessive rainfall last year. He also clarified that a previous Rs 5,000 assistance announced by the previous government was merely a temporary relief measure. In addition to the foodgrains, Shinde announced the distribution of 25,000 bicycles to economically disadvantaged girl students. The Deputy Chief Minister accused opposition parties of exploiting farmers' hardships for political gain and criticized Uddhav Thackeray for his role in the 2019 political shift and the 2022 government change. He defended the revision of electoral rolls and rejected allegations of electoral malpractice. Responding to opposition calls for regime change, Shinde asserted that the elected government would not be toppled through rhetoric and accused opposition leaders of disregarding constitutional ideals.",
  "summary": "Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde on Tuesday announced that 100 tonnes of foodgrains had been dispatched to drought-affected farmers as an advance Diwali gift, taking a swipe at political rivals by asserting that his party believed in ground-level work rather than speeches. Dussehra Rally Dedicated To Farmers Addressing the Shiv Sena’s Dussehra rally at the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena Appoints Former MP Anand Paranjape As Spokesperson",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/maharashtra-eknath-shinde-led-shiv-sena-appoints-former-mp-anand",
        "published": "2026-10-20T09:26:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}