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Tag: Maharashtra farmers
Maharashtra: Debt-ridden Farmer Hangs Himself
The deceased’s son said his father was unable to repay a loan and the prevailing drought had created more stress.
Maharashtra: Farmers Protest in Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur As Sugar Factories Delayed Payments
The farmers attacked offices of sugar factories and set some of them ablaze.
Throw Onions at Ministers if They Don’t Listen to You: Raj Thackeray to Farmers
Farmers in Maharashtra are getting paid meagre amounts for their onion crop.
Farmers Are Being Looted, Govt Not Concerned: Sharad Pawar on Low Onion Prices
Pawar also accused the Centre and the state government of not paying enough attention to the drought-like situation in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Farmer’s Son Attempts Suicide After Govt Forcefully Cut Trees in his Land
48-year-year Raju Bhat was protesting against forced felling of teak trees which lie under power-lines’ towers.
Kisan March: Palghar People Say They Want Land, Not Bullet Train
“What will I do with the money, where would I go with it? If we are left with our land, we may do something with it, the money would perish soon,” a farmer said.
Ratnagiri-Nagpur Highway: Farmers Protest Land Acquisition
Over 2,000 farmers who began their protest march Thursday arrived in Solapur on Saturday.
Maharashtra: Distressed Farmers Knock Supreme Court’s Doors For Relief
Farmers’ group has filed a petition in the SC seeking abolition of the Constitution’s Article 31B.
Thousands Of Peasants Gherao Govt Offices In Maharashtra Today June 1 On First Anniversary Of Farmers Strike. (See Video)
The AIKS held large gherao actions at the district collectorates and tehsil offices all over Maharashtra.
Maha Farmers To Protest From June 1 Over ‘Unresolved’ Demands
As part of the protest on June 1, farmers will take their cattle to the tehsil offices to draw the BJP-led state government’s attention to their issues.