Farmers strike continues on day 4, to go ahead with Maharashtra bandh call on Monday

Agitating farmers in Maharashtra stepped up protest on day 4 of the ongoing strike on Sunday sticking to their demand for complete loan waiver and remunerative price for agricultural produce among other things. They dumped fruits and vegetables and blocked state and national highways while at some places they forced winding up of weekly market.

Besides, various organizations today met at Nashik and decided to go for Maharashtra bandh excluding Mumbai on June 5. These organizations reiterated their opposition to the deal struck between Kisan Kranti Morcha (KKM) and the state chief minister Devendra Fandavis who announced waiver of loan worth Rs 30,000 crore to 31 lakh farmers by October 31 after a high level committee’s report. Fadnavis also declared increase in milk prices by June 20 and waiver of penal interest rate payable by agricultural consumers to clear arrears of electricity tariff.

The Maharashtra Kisan Sabha leader Comrade Ajit Nawale, who was present at the meeting in Nashik, told DNA ‘’Farmers want action, not mere announcements. Therefore, the decision was taken not to withdraw strike and go for Maharashtra bandh on June 5. The strike will continue and future course of action will be decided at the rally organised on …read more