Two days after the Maharashtra government conceded most of the demands of the agitating farmers, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Saturday called off the 175-kms long march .
At least 40 farmers, including a couple of women, have suffered big and small health issues as they continued the Nashik-Mumbai 175-kms long march on the fourth day, party leaders said here on Thursday.
Not impressed by the government s announcement of a Rs 300/quintal subsidy for distressed onion cultivators, thousands of farmers started their footmarch from Nashik to Mumbai on Monday afternoon in support of their various demands.
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Sanjeev S. Ahluwalia is currently Advisor, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi; His speciality is economic governance, institutional development and political economy. He also hosts a blog: www.ahlu-india.com and is an Honorary Member, Advisory Board, The Energy Research Institute (TERI), New Delhi and Honorary Member, of the Governing Council of the Centre for Infrastructure Regulation and Competition (CIRC), New Delhi.
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