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The farmers’ resistance has elicited differences in views from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in state. While union minister Bharati Pawar justified the Centre’s decision, ministers from the Ajit Pawar faction of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) as well as Shiv Sena favoured higher prices demanded by onion farmers | Mumbai news
The last noteworthy agitation the country witnessed was the year-long farmers’ protest led by Rakesh Tikait on the borders of Delhi, under the umbrella of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) in November 2020. This unity is not mirrored in Maharashtra | Mumbai news