A protest march by over 30,000 farmers against the failure of the BJP-led government to address agrarian distress entered Mumbai Source: The agitating farmers are also demanding compensation of Rs 40,000 per acre for the destruction of crops due to…
Confusion prevails after govt asks farmers not to inconvenience SSC examinees Hours before thousands of marching farmers were to proceed further into the city and execute their plan of gheraoing the Vidhan Bhavan today, confusion reigned supreme about where the…
When the All India Kisan Sabha march reached Vikhroli on Sunday evening, the citizens of Mumbai welcomed them, expressed support, and over 100 people even joined the morcha. Mulund resident Sanjay Sule, 66, a retired clerk, said, “My grandfather was…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis despatched Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan to begin talks with leadership of the All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), which has mobilised nearly 35,000 farmers to gherao the state legislature on Monday. With the farmers’ Long March…
Irrigation Minister Girish Mahajan on Sunday met All India Kisan Sabha national secretary Ashok Dhavale, State secretary Ajit Navale and CPI (M) MLA Jiva Gavit and invited them for a meeting at the legislative building on Monday afternoon. “There have…
Over 35,000 farmers from across Maharashtra, who embarked on a 'Long March' from Nashik on March 6 to press their various demands, arrived here today. Apart from opposition parties, Shiv Sena, a partner in the ruling BJP-led coalition, too has…
Thousands of Maharashtra's farmers on a long march to Mumbai arrived at the entry points of the city on Sunday, ready to proceed to the state legislature building in South Mumbai on Monday to demand a complete loan waiver and better…
Around 20,000 farmers of Kisan Sabha who have come walking all the way from Nashik will protest outside Vidhan Bhavan on Monday. The farmers are protesting for their rights and agrarian crisis. Some of the demands include transfer of forestland…
The farmers intend to gherao the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai on Monday and voice their demands. Around 15,000 farmers of the All Indian Kisan Sabha (AIKS), who set out on a protest march from Nashik last week, reached Mumbai on…
Over 30,000 farmers, who are protesting against the Maharashtra government for a complete loan waiver, reached Thane-Mumbai border on Sunday. After walking in the blazing sun from Nashik, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), which swelled to nearly 35,000 people,…