Mumbai
\nProtesting farmers and tribals, who were on their way to Mumbai from Nashik district of Maharashtra, called off their long march on Saturday with their demands being taken into consideration in the state legislature and ground-level officials receiving orders to execute the government\u2019s orders, a CPI(M) MLA said.
\nThe march had started from Dindori town, located around 195 km away from Mumbai, on March 12 demanding relief of \u20b9600 per quintal to onion growers hit by price crash, 12-hour uninterrupted power supply to farmers, and waiver of farm loans. They had reached Thane district\u2019s Vasind town, around 80 km from Mumbai.
\nHe said the participants have started heading back to their homes, and the remaining people will leave by Saturday evening or Sunday.
\nMeanwhile, a 58-year-old participant in the long march died on Friday.
\nThe deceased Pundalik Ambo Jadhav was a resident of a village near Dindori in Nashik. \u201cAfter having dinner around 8 p.m., Jadhav vomited and again started feeling uneasy. He was rushed to the Shahapur hospital where doctors declared him brought dead,\u201d an official said on Saturday.
\nThe Maharashtra government had on Friday accepted most of the demands of farmers.
\nCM Shinde, Deputy Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, ministers and top government officials had held talks with the farmers\u2019 representatives to resolve the issue on Thursday. Mr. Shinde had also informed the House that he had held discussions with a farmers\u2019 delegation on 14 points, including forest rights, encroachment of forest land, transfer of land belonging to temple trusts and grazing grounds to cultivators for farming.
\nHe had said a cabinet sub-committee will be set up to monitor appeals and claims related to the demand for forest land up to four hectares in possession of cultivators. The panel will prepare a report in a month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mumbai Protesting farmers and tribals, who were on their way to Mumbai from Nashik district of Maharashtra, called off their long march on Saturday with their demands being taken into consideration in the state legislature and ground-level officials receiving orders to execute the government\u2019s orders, a CPI(M) MLA said. The march had started from Dindori […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-320369","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n