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Maharashtra farmers strike: Cities feel the pinch as farm growers unite against poor profit, govt apathy

Milk containers were emptied on highways while vegetables were dumped on the roads; few vehicles were also trashed to ensure no agriculture produce reach the market as farmers from 15 districts of Maharashtra went on a strike on Thursday

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis shown black flags over loan waiver demand

Sangli: Workers of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna (SSS), a partner in the BJP-led Maharashtra government showed black flags to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis here to protest state's apathy towards farmers' woes.

Farm loan waiver: As Maha CM Fadnavis 'studies' UP model, parties discard ideology for power

Isn’t it odd that a party which has its nominee in the Maharashtra government led by Devendra Fadnavis should organize an agitation demanding the waiver of loans to farmers? And that the same party has an MP as part of the Modi-led NDA? It is another matter that it was done on the platform of a farmers’ organisation.

Deregulation of produce market from APMC is bound to fail, thanks to haphazard arrangements

Farmers who have been working with the APMC were unprepared to find reliable platforms to sell without the committee's help.

Strike at APMC: Why is media not reporting on whether farmers benefitted?

The middleman nature of APMCs and their monopoly is the crux of the issue. That is why the government wanted to free the farmers from the APMC’s clutches.

Maharashtra reshuffle: BJP snubs Shiv Sena yet again, denies cabinet berth

The 20-month-old Fadnavis government will fill up portfolios rendered vacant after the resignation of senior minister Eknath Khadse over corruption charges in June.