Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Political parties and farmer groups on Friday staged a protest near Mantralaya in south Mumbai, demanding immediate help for mango and cashew growers from the Konkan region. As farmers marched towards Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ official residence, Varsha Bungalow, the protesters were stopped by the police and detained.State Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, who participated in the protests, criticised the government’s “repressive tactics”, saying that…
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Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Ruling and opposition parties, along with various farmer organisations in Maharashtra, on Thursday strongly demanded the rollback of the Centre’s move to impose a ban on sugar exports.They claimed that the export ban would further worsen the financial condition of cooperative sugar factories, making it difficult for them to withstand the current situation.Veteran NCP leader and former state Cooperation Minister Dilip Walse-Patil said: “Even though there has been bumper …
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Farmer union leaders have expressed a mixed reaction to the Budget 2026 proposals on agriculture after being presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan earlier welcomed the Budget provisions for the welfare of poor and young farmers, and “lakhpati didis”.The Lakhpati Didi scheme was launched on August 15, 2023, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his government’s initiative …