Fresh farmers’ stir in Maharashtra today
Mumbai: The steering committee of farmers’ organizations has called for a “road blockade” across Maharashtra on 14 August to demand a blanket farm loan waiver. Committee members told reporters that the district guardian ministers in Maharashtra would not be allowed to hoist the national flag on 15 August since they were part of the government that has denied a blanket loan waiver. Ajit Navle, convener of the committee and Maharashtra state secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Sabha, said farmers themselves would hoist the flag in all districts of the state. “We will continue the agitation till the government grants a blanket loan waiver,” Navle said.
Farmers have called for a road blockade across Maharashtra to demand a blanket farm loan waiver
