Yashwant Sinha, former finance minister and senior BJP leader. (Express File photo: Prem Nath Pandey) Yashwant Sinha, former finance minister and senior BJP leader. (Express File photo: Prem Nath Pandey)Senior BJP leader and former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha called off his agitation in support of farmers at Akola, following a call from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday morning. Sinha had been on a dharna at the police headquarters at Akola since Monday night pressing for seven demands for farmers in the state. He was detained by police on Monday evening along with 200-odd farmers from near the Akola Collector office.

Source: Indian Express December 06, 2017 20:48 UTC