Kisan Long March | Won’t inconvenience Mumbaikars: Farmers
The protesting farmers who reached Mumbai on Sunday may have kept the government on its toes, but they decided to take care to ensure no inconvenience to students taking the HSC and SSC exams.
Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha, which is leading the march, said on Sunday evening that the agitators would walk in the night to Azad Maidan. Over 35,000 will be heading for the Vidhan Sabha on Monday to gherao the state’s seat of power.
“We do not want to create problems for students and the office goers. We don’t mind suffering more but we don’t want our students to suffer more,” said Ashok Dhavale, national secretary of ABKS.
While the walk at midnight ended the fear of serpentine traffic snarls during morning rush hour, officers from the Mumbai police said they still have a huge challenge to deal with. “The evening hours are likely to see traffic snarls for railways and roads when the farmers would leave the city for their hometowns,” said a police officer.
The cops have also tightened the security around Vidhan Bhavan and may try to contain the crowd at the Azad Maidan only, said sources.
“Marching on South Mumbai roads is not allowed. We can not allow them …read more
