Panvel APMC Election : BJP lost all seats

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The decision of demonetisation of notes hits back BJP, farmers are angry over non-availability of currency in the market after 10 days

Farmers are angry over Prime Minister Narendra led NDA government and it has been proved in the first polls since the government’s decision of dmonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes last week. The BJP took a major hit in an election for a crucial local agricultural body in Maharashtra and lost all 17 seats in the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) elections to members from Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP), Shiv Sena, Congress and the NCP alliance.

According to information, the PWP swept 15 seats while its allies, Shiv Sena and Congress took one seat each. First time after a gap of about 25 years, the Congress party secured a seat in the Panvel APMC polls. 

The victory celebrations on Monday took a violent turn when PWP and Congress supporters allegedly began pelting stones and hurling chairs on BJP workers.

A BJP workers said that the Modi government’s move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 was good but the decision was implement without proper arrangment. A senior Congress functionary said that there is major gap in demand and supply of notes which is increasing sentiments among the farmers against the government. 

The so called ‘surgical strike’ on black money has deeply impacted the retail and wholesale businesses along with farmers, labourers, pensioners, petty traders and many others across Maharashtra who are feeling the pinch of the currency shortage.