Mumbai, Jan. 29 -- The Nashik-Mumbai farmers' long march, organised under the banner of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), Maharashtra, was suspended on Thursday at the Shahapur-Bhatsa Phata stretch after the state government assured farmers on their long-pending demands.
Thousands of farmers were marching towards Mumbai as a protest. The decision to suspend the march was taken following a detailed talks between representatives of the agitating farmers and Ayush Prasad, the Nashik District Collector, who visited the protest site and held discussions with the marchers.
Farmers participating in the agitation had halted at Shahapur after walking for several days as part of the long march to press for implementation of demands related to land ...