Farmer protest: The long march struck a chord with ordinary Mumbaikars

Once the leaders said they were satisfied with the government's response making their way to catch one of the two trains arranged by the Central Railways to Bhusawal later in the night

This wasn’t the first time that farmers were staging a protest to draw attention to their plight. They have been trying to raise their voice for years now, protesting relentlessly across the length and breadth of the country. Yet, farmer deaths and suicides have remained mere statistics, something to be glossed over rather than felt as actual loss by people.   
 
That changed last week. As over 40,000 farmers began the “long march” from Nashik, walking 170 km to Mumbai, city-dwellers were moved by their suffering. It wasn’t just the blisters and the bleeding feet that tugged at their heart.