Maha Farmers call-off foot March on CM Eknath Shinde’s assurances
Maha Farmers call-off foot March on CM Eknath Shinde’s assurances
It comes as a significant triumph for the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government in the state, with the disconcerting farmers having taken a stand to call-off their long march.
The call-off on Saturday ensued after the Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde alongwith Dy.CM Devendra Fadnavis ensured on the floor of the legislature on Friday on the remunerative prices for onions, compensation for farmers hit by unseasonal rains and cultivation of forest land.
The Akil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha Ajit Navale informed the media that the protest was called off on Saturday and that farmers who had reached upto Vasind in Thane district started returning to their homes in Nashik.
It’s even a political victory for CPIM since the ABKS is affiliated to the Communist Party of India (CPIM).Although, the party doesn’t have a strong political base in the state, it enjoys good sway over the farmers in certain pockets of the state.
Infact, the success of the march is a political victory for both the CPIM and the state government. Both Shinde and Fadnavis handled the situation with tremendous maturity and empathy. The farmers had set foot for the long march from Nashik to Mumbai under conditions of extreme heat.
One of them died in the process.
News Input K.V.Raman
