Farmer Long March: The long march of farmers was finally postponed, the Kisan Sabha withdrew it after talking to the Chief Minister

Kisan Long March from Nashik to Mumbai: The long march of Kisan Sabha, which started from Nashik to Mumbai due to various demands of the farmers, has finally been postponed. The representatives of Kisan Sabha met and discussed with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today. After the then Chief Minister accepted all the demands of the farmers, the Kisan Sabha has decided to postpone the movement. After that, it has come to light that instead of a long march, the farmers will return from Thane to Nashik by a victorious march. Kisan Sabha leader JP Gavit has announced that he is withdrawing the agitation. All our demands have been accepted and the government has taken a decision taking us into confidence. JP Gavit has said that the copy of the decision taken in the meeting has been handed over to us by the district collector and we are satisfied, the demands of the farmers will be fulfilled in the next few days.

The farmers had taken out a long march from Nashik to Mumbai demanding better prices for agricultural produce, satbara harvest, compensation and many other demands. After the massive march of farmers reached Thane, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde called the Kisan Sabha delegation for talks. In the subsequent meeting, the Chief Minister accepted all the demands of the farmers and promised to take immediate action. The leaders of Kisan Sabha again announced the postponement of the long march. A large number of tribal farmers joined the Kisan Sabha movement. The march also demanded strict enforcement of the Forest Rights Act and other issues related to land rights. Kisan Sabha also demanded loan waiver, electricity, crop insurance, increase in old age pension, scheme workers’ salaries etc.

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A 16-member delegation led by Kisan Sabha’s Ashok Dhavle, JP Gavit, Ajit Navale, Vinod Nikole, Uday Narkar, DL Karar, Umesh Deshmukh met the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. This time the state government has accepted most of the demands of Kisan Sabha. As soon as the huge farmers’ march from Nashik reached Thane, the Shinde-Fadnavis government started taking immediate steps. After that, after meeting with the Chief Minister, the Kisan Sabha has announced to accept all the demands.

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