more-inMumbai: Responding to a two-day agitation call by the steering committee, farmers from across the State hit the streets on Monday, demanding loan waiver. “Nasik, Akola, Kolhapur and Nanded saw protests against the government, which has fooled the farmers in the name of loan waiver,” said Ajit Nawale, convener of the steering committee. The panel was formed after the first-ever farmers’ strike in the State two months ago. Shetakari Sanghatana leader Kalidas Aapet staged a road block in Ambajogai of Beed district. We believe that the farmers’ demands are justified,” said Balaji Kaletwad, Maharashtra secretary of the Students Federation of India.

Source: The Hindu August 14, 2017 18:33 UTC