Long March: Agitators arrive at agreement with govt, withdraw stir

Over 35,000 farmers from across Maharashtra, who embarked on a 'Long March' from Nashik on March 6 to press their various demands, arrived at Azad Maidan early on Monday.

Apart from the Opposition parties, the Shiv Sena, a partner in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition, also vocally supported the agitation.

The state government reached out to farmers, and after a long meeting, announced that it has agreed to most of their demands; the farmers' leaders, in turn, said they have withdrawn the agitation.

Here are the



highlights:

We discussed 12 of their 13 demands, and most of their demands will be met. The remaining have some technical issues, which will be resolved in the next six months, says minister Girish Mahajan.

 CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury meets farmers at Azad Maidan.

 CM Devendra Fadnavis says he will pursue the matter with the Centre over its assurance of a minimum support price 1.5 times the cost of production.

 Government says it will consider both husband and wife for loan waiver with a benefit cap of Rs1.5 lakh.