Shankar Gavit, 74, had swollen feet and bruises on his legs. He has been popping painkillers for the past three nights. When asked about his injuries, Gavit gave a nonchalant shrug. “This pain is much better than the threat to…
The Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha (ABKS)’s march for farmers is generating a good response from various political parties. The Maharashtra Navn-irman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has supported the march, which is being carried out by 40,000 farmers. It is…
With more than 30,000 farmers marching towards Mumbai to protest against what they call the state government’s failure to respond to continuing distress in the farm sector, several political parties, including ruling NDA ally Shiv Sena, have extended their support…
The massive march by farmers and adivasis from Maharashtra has reached the Mumbai border and slowly proceeding towards the KJ Somaiya ground in central Mumbai. They will be protesting outside the Maharashtra assembly in Mumbai tomorrow. The crowd swelled to…
More than 30,000 farmers across Maharashtra are marching towards Mumbai to protest against the state assembly. They will protest against government’s response to the distress farm sector. The long march of farmers has been called by Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha…
Over 30,000 farmers from across Maharashtra will hit the streets of Mumbai, on Monday, 12 March, demanding proper implementation of the Maharashtra government’s loan waiver scheme. They are all set to protest outside the state Assembly in Mumbai on Monday…
Traffic likely to be hit; farmers to gherao the Vidhan Bhavan on Monday and voice their demands. Around 15,000 farmers of the All Indian Kisan Sabha , who set out on a protest march from Nashik last week, reached Mulund…
They have seven demands including complete waiver of farm loans and implementation of the Swaminathan Commission recommendations Rattled by the sight of 25,000-30,000 marching farmers, the Maharashtra Government has asked the police and law enforcement agencies to let them enter…
Thousands of farmers reached Bhiwandi in Maharashtra on Saturday evening protesting state's apathy against farmers' plight. The march, organised by All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), will reach Mumbai on Sunday. They plan to 'gherao' the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha after reaching…
March 12 Farmers to march to Vidhan Bhavan MAIN DEMANDS Complete farm loan waiver; remunerative prices for crops; implementation of Swaminathan Commission recommendations; transfer of forest land to those who have been tilling it for years, among others The route…