Soyabean and cotton are primary crops grown in the drought-prone Vidarbha region. Due to delayed monsoons, poor rainfall and pest attacks, the crop has been damaged this year.

Farmers have little money left after cutting and selling their crop.

A majority of the farmers have invested their money on the crops, but have incurred losses. Therefore, this year, they have decided to boycott Diwali celebrations.

“Diwali is for high-class people and not for us. This year, we didn’t have good crop yields. Most of the crops have bee damaged. Whatever money we had, we have invested it on crops,” said Datta Shirke, a farmer.

Soyabean crops are usually ready for the market before Diwali. But this year, due to delay in crop cutting, the crop is still lying in the fields.

Besides, pests have also damaged the crop.

“We had some hope this year of receiving a good crop. Then, we could have celebrated Diwali. But now that all our crops are destroyed, we are in no mood to celebrate Diwali. We have no money to spend during this festival,” said Manohar Nagose, another farmer.

Friends, This is the present Condition of The maharastra Farmars, Even in Andra pardesh and karanataka, Due to the heavy Floods, Most of them Have lost their Houses...... So I Request all you Guys to Donate a small Help in any Means...... Just a 5% of the Amount which you enjoy on this diwali....

The real Diwali Will be seen in the Smile of Those Hungry Farmars.... Plz Donate...........

"******* Happy Diwali *********"