Farmers plan to stop supply of milk in Maharashtra from July 16

Dairy companies in the organised sector are yet to state their stance on the proposed stir

Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, a farmers' outfit led by Raju Shetti, a Lok Sabha member, has convened a meeting of dairy farmers and processors in Kolhapur on Friday, for their support to stop supply of milk to dairy companies and common consumers from July 16.

The Sanghatana claims around a million farmers in the state are supporting it and would not supply any milk to dairy companies from that date. The protest is at low prices.

However, it is uncertain if other associations and farmer bodies would join. Many of these in Maharashtra had not supported the recent protest organised by the Rashtriya