Maharashtra Farmers Protest

Yashwant Sinha stands ground in Akola, says he won't leave protest site till farmer demands are accepted

A defiant BJP veteran leader Yashwant Sinha, who was detained in Akola on Monday while leading a protest by farmers, vowed not to move out of the place where he spent the night till demands of cultivators of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region are accepted

Maharashtra farmer threatens to jump off Mantralaya building in Mumbai, detained by police

While it was not immediately clear how Salve managed to hoodwink tight security around Mantralaya to reach the parapet wall undetected, he was whisked away from the scene by police for interrogation

Maharashtra farmers' protest: Shiv Sena demands withdrawal of criminal cases against agitators

Shiv Sena legislators in Maharashtra wrote to Devendra Fadnavis demanding the withdrawal of criminal cases registered against farmers who had launched a state-wide agitation for loan waiver in June

Maharashtra Legislative Council Day 1: Opposition demands unconditional farm loan waiver

Opposition Congress and NCP tried to disrupt the proceedings of the Maharashtra Legislative Council on the first day of the session, raising slogans against the BJP-led state government over their demand for unconditional loan waiver for farmers

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray slams Ajit Pawar over 'two-mouthed earthworm' jibe

Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday hit back at the senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar for terming the Shiv Sena as an "earthworm", saying the latter is actually the best friend of farmers