Farmers to start ‘vehicle march’ from Nashik to Mumbai
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Farmers to start ‘vehicle march’ from Nashik to Mumbai
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MUMBAI: Thousands of farmers will leave Nashik on Saturday to head towards Mumbai in a vehicle march as part of a 4-day protest to support the farmer agitation near Delhi. The programme will culminate in a rally at Azad Maidan and a march to Raj Bhavan on Monday. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray are expected to address the rally. Around 20,000 farmers are expected to participate in the march when it leaves Nasik on Saturday, according to the Kisan Sabha, the union which has organized it. The march will coincide with the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The march will leave Kasara ghat on Sunday morning (January 24) to make its way towards Mumbai. By Sunday afternoon, the vehicle march will merge with the joint sit-in or ‘mahapadav’ at Azad Maidan called by the Samyukta Shetkari Kamgar Morcha. Trade unions, women’s groups, student groups and members of mass movements are expected to participate in the programme.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-01-23
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Mumbai