Farmers strike in Maharashtra

                   
                     
  In India more number of people are in Farmers. Farmers in Maharashtra are likely to go on June 1by cutting off milk and vegetable supplies to major cities like Mumbai and Pune. The decision was taken after the Farmer met chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis and state opposition leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Thursday. The Farmers are demanding farm loan waivers,free electricity,grant for irrigation,better price for milk and minimum support price for crop from June 1 report the Financial Express.
"On Wednesday,we decided to take the actions. In first we will cut off supply of vegetables and milk to cities like Mumbai and Pune".Dhananjay Dhorde Patil, member of the Farmers coordinate committee. The committee also said that Farmers will wait till May 30 for some positive action by the government. If nothing is done,then start of kharif season in June. Swabhimani Shetakari Sanghatana leader and MP Raju Shetty will be holding an "Atma Klesh Pada Yatra" from May 22 to 30 from Pune to Mumbai.
As a part of the protects, huge morchya will organized in Beed,Latur,Parbhani,Marathvada region,Amarawati, Bhuldhana in Vidarbha,Daund,Sangli, Kolhapur Nagar among other part of Maharashtra.
 A truck carrying vegetables was burnt down in Ahmednagar distinct that was not the exception there was report of violence throughout Maharashtra. Instead of strike entered 5day Monday,disrupting supplies to major urban centers and highlighting a divide among the agitating units.Advocate Kamal Sawant,one of the member of the core committee,told the Indian Express that some of the had wanted to consult villages before calling the strike off.Fadanvis denied any pressure was put on the committee member. On Saturday,leaders of various organizations called a meeting attended by thousands of Farmers of new committee with Kisan Sabha,Swabhimani Sanghatana and other.
» Highlights
» The Farmer agreed to cut off their strike after meeting Maharashtra CM.
» Fadanavis assured that loan of small landowning Farmers will be waived off by the state government by October 31.
»The government will take a decision on hiking milk price by June 20.
Fadanavis said, cohere the loan have been waived,only 70 lakh of the 2.5 crore Farmers are getting the benefit. The loan disbursements has been 80% of the overall agriculture credit target which was set at Rs 51,000 crore for the products at higher rate.
"The shortage in supply of vegetables and fruits has hed to a rise in price. If the supply remains this prices will go up further".said Vilas Bhujbal,who trader of vegetable and fruits. The government needed some time to decide.