India, June 15 -- Supporters of former MLA Bacchu Kadu disrupted an event in Pune on Saturday morning, raising slogans and creating a commotion just as Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar began his speech. Kadu has been on a hunger strike in Amravati for the past week, demanding a complete farm loan waiver and monthly financial aid for persons with disabilities.

The protest unfolded at the Ganesh Kala Krida Manch in Swargate, where Pawar was attending the inauguration of a model school and a felicitation ceremony for teachers. As Pawar rose to address the gathering, a group of Kadu's supporters stood up and started shouting slogans, expressing anger over the state government's alleged indifference to Kadu's ongoing agitation.

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