On Sunday, thousands of farmers from Dindori in Nashik, who set out on a 200-km march to Mumbai to draw the government`s attention to their grievances.
As per reports, they reached Shahpur around 70 km from the city on Thursday. The march has been launched by the CPI (M)’s All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS).
The farmers have a 17-point list of demands, which includes the introduction of a minimum support price (MSP) for onions and appropriate price for agricultural produce, waiving electricity bills for farmers, speedy compensation for crop losses due to unseasonal rains and bestowing forest land rights.
The marchers are almost close to Mumbai where they are supposed to stop.
