Farmers under the aegis of the Left-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha march into Mumbai on Sunday. Sena and MNS workers were on streets to welcome the farmers and extend logistical as well as moral support to the march. The march is likely to disrupt traffic and clog roads leading up to South Mumbai on 12 March. The main demand, according to state secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha Ajit Nawle, is total farm loan waiver. In June last year, the Devendra Fadnavis government had declared a Rs34,022 crore loan waiver and capped it at Rs1.5 lakh per farmer’s family.

Source: Mint March 11, 2018 19:18 UTC