With no sleep, less food and endless discomfort, the farmers marchedthrough the night, reaching Azad Maidan early on Monday. Yes, we are tired and our legs have swollen, but we will complete the walk.”The farmers have walked around 180km to reach Azad Maidan, starting their protest on March 6 from Nashik. More farmers from across Maharashtra are expected to join the march to Vidhan Bhavan on Monday. Farmers under the banner of the Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha farmers walked 180 km over more than four days to protest in Mumbai. Both the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and the Shiv Sena have extended support to the farmers, while Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi provided them breakfast at Azad Maidan.

Source: Hindustan Times March 12, 2018 05:31 UTC