The Maharashtra government has vowed that they would meet the demands of farmers on March 12,, who marched 180 km from Nashik to Mumbai demanding a complete farm loan waiver and implementation of the MS Swaminathan Commission.
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Around 1:30 pm, the farmers' delegation met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to discuss their demands. After the meeting, the CM announced that he has agreed to 80 per cent of their demands and the same was then announced to the farmers who were anxiously waiting at Azad Maidan for the outcome.
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On March 6, 2018, thousands of farmers from various districts gathered in Nashik before a six-day long march to Mumbai which began on Tuesday afternoon. The long march was called by the Left-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha (ABKS). They also received the support from the Peasants and Workers Party and CPI.