Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray

The opposition Congress and ruling partner Shiv Sena have slammed Maharashtra's Agriculture and Civil Supplies ministers for joining a foreign tour while the state's farm sector is in distress and tur growers hit by fall in prices.

Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging his intervention for the recall of the ministers, who are on a "junket" as part of a legislative delegation to Australia, Singapore and New Zealand.