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Farmers’ strike, Day 5: Organisers plan to up the ante, dairies fear disruption of supply
June 06, 2018 6:18 am
The nation-wide strike, called by the Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh from June 1, has so far received a lukewarm response in Maharashtra.
Rift in farmer leaders' committee which is meeting Maharashtra government
June 10, 2017 2:44 pm
Its prominent members include BJP ally and MP Raju Shetti, Giridhar Patil, Ramchandrabapu Patil, Anil Ghanwat, Raghunath Patil, Ajit Navale, MLA Bacchu Kadu and Dr Budhajirao Mulik.
Maharashtra farmers' strike: Supplies from other states keep markets going, prices begin to ‘normalise’ again
June 07, 2017 7:15 am
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, striking farmers locked up various government offices to register their protest. In some parts of the state, there were reports of police taking protesting farmers into custody.
Shiv Sena backs farmers’ strike, party chief Uddhav Thackeray says fight has just begun
June 06, 2017 9:59 am
On Monday, not only did Sainiks participate actively in the bandh, they also resorted to road blockades in several parts of western Maharashtra and Marathwada. In Kolhapur, the Sainiks blocked the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway for half an hour and raised slogans.
Maharashtra farmers’ strike: Rural areas shut down, cities not affected much
June 06, 2017 5:07 am
The call for Monday’s bandh had been given by a section of farmer leaders unhappy with the decision of the Kisan Kranti Morcha to call off their agitation after a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last Friday.
Why loan waiver failed to end farmers’ strike in Maharashtra
June 06, 2017 1:00 am
The strike entered its fifth day Monday, disrupting supplies to major urban centres and highlighting a divide among the agitating units
Will talk only to protesting farmers, not others: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis
June 05, 2017 9:16 pm
State BJP leaders have been alleging that opposition NCP and Congress are behind the ongoing farmers' strike. Farmers' agitation continued in some parts of the state, despite the CM announcing a loan waiver for marginal farmers two days ago.
Farmers' strike: Shiv Sena says this is just the beginning
June 05, 2017 8:16 pm
"Farmers have hit the streets. Their agitation should not be seen as violence but a fire that has lit in their stomachs due to hunger.", Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said in a statement issued on behalf of party chief Uddhav Thackeray.
Farmers' strike in Maharashtra: APMCs in Nashik remain closed
June 05, 2017 5:45 pm
Farmers in Maharashtra have been on the warpath since June 1 for their demands including waiver of farm loans and lower power tariff. Nashik and Ahmednagar have become nerve centres of the protest. Farmers dumped milk and onions on the road as a mark of protest.
Maharashtra agriculture crisis: Congress demands special session on loan waiver issue
June 05, 2017 4:01 pm
"The situation prevailing in the state is serious. It was wrong for the chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to announce that the strike by farmers was called off when it was still on," Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ashok Chavan said.
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