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Maharashtra farmers hold protest march seeking loan waivers

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ANI Nashik (Maharashtra)[India]

Demanding loan waivers, more than 25,000 farmers led-by All Indian Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Thursday continued their march on the Mumbai-Agra National Highway.

The 180-km-long march which commenced on Tuesday from the CBS Chowk in Central Nashik, aims at gheraoing Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha after reaching Mumbai on March 12.

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The farmers of the state have been demanding a complete waiver of loans and electricity bills.

Last year, the Maharashtra government had announced a loan waiver of Rs 4,000 crores under the first phase of the farm loan waiver scheme.

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First Published: Mar 08 2018 | 8:15 PM IST

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