One of the detainees included Krushna Dongare, who has been striking half-naked after sending his clothes to the PM in March.
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Maharashtra: Offered Merely 20 Paisa per KG, Angry Onion Farmers Halt Auction
Farmers locked the main door of the market committee to prevent the sale.
These Onions Could Become Bombs and Explode: Shiv Sena Warns Maharashtra Govt
An editorial in Saamana said that the govt could borrow Rs 500 crore from Shirdi Saibaba trust for pending projects and has two to five hundred crores to spend on bullet train, but cites lack of funds for farmers’ distress.
Will Make All Efforts to Secure Farmers’ Future: Rahul Gandhi on Kisan Diwas
“We asked for 10 days, we did it in two,” he had said, referring to the announcement of loan waivers in the three Congress-ruled states.
Onion Farmers Make Only 1 Paisa/Kilo And People Still Ask Why They Are Unhappy: Yogendra Yadav
Highlighting the price disparity of rural and urban areas, he also said that the same produce would probably sell for Rs 20 per kilogram in Delhi.
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.
My Onions Are Not Low Quality: Farmer Writes To Modi
Sathe had earlier sent Rs 1,064, his earnings from onion sale in the wholesale market, to PM Modi on November 29 as a protest.
Maharashtra: Onion Farmers Stage Protest in Ahmednagar Over Low Prices
A farmer Rahul Bahirat wrote to PM Modi directly, asking the government to help solve the problem but no response was forthcoming from the Centre.