Shiv Sena (UBT) on Friday attacked the BJP-led government in Maharashtra and the Centre over their delayed response and hollow assurances to the state’s rain-affected farmers, highlighting the gap between political rhetoric and actual relief delivery, reported news agency IANS.

"The double standards of those in power regarding farmers' welfare have become abundantly clear. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's disclosure in Parliament has exposed this government's hypocrisy. Helicopters were deployed for Nagar Parishad and Nagar Panchayat elections, but when it comes to compensating farmers for crop losses, where did those helicopters disappear?" asked the Thackeray camp in an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece, 'Saamana', reported IANS.