The Maharashtra Congress on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what it termed as 'giving peanuts' in the form of a Rs.18,000-crore dole to 9-crore farmers, announced earlier in the morning.

"The PM has given just Rs.2,000 to each of the 9-crore farmers, but on the other hand, has given huge benefits to his industrialist friends by writing-off nearly Rs.8 Lakh-crore in just five years between 2015-2019," state Congress President and Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat said sharply.