Farmers stage roadblock over declining onion prices

Angry farmers today staged a road block on the busy Mumbai-Agra national highway at Chandvad in the district, about 70 kms from here in protest against the declining prices of onions.

The agitating farmers were also demanding support price of Rs 1,000 per quintal, a police officer of Chandvad police station said.

Later the delegation submitted a memorandum of their demands to Chandvad tehsildar Sharad Mandalik.