Protesters also vandalised and tried to torch the office of Kranti Sugar Factory at Walwa in Sangli on Saturday and later fled, the officials said.
Newly-harvested onions are selling at Rs 1.50-11a kg in the wholesale markets of Maharashtra and Rs 5-20 in retail. The highest rate is available only for very small quantities which are going for exports.
According to the sources, first feedback will be taken by BJP leaders and MPs besides other stakeholders, following which the government might make the announcement in order to boost rural income.
PM Modi also said that his government at the Centre has given Rs 12,000 crore to soldiers in four instalments under the One Rank, One Pension scheme.
Over 1,700 tribal farmers in Chhattisgarh worst naxal-hit Bastar area will get back more than 1,700 hectares of land acquired for now-abandoned Tata steel project, state government officials said on Monday.
In Nasik market, one quintal of onion is being sold for Rs 400-450. However, the investment of the farmers is many times higher than this amount. The farmers are under stress and don’t know what to do.
Taking to Twitter, citing a media report which claimed that for 750 kg of onion, a farmer was given Rs 1040 in Maharashtra, the Congress scion wrote: "Modiji is making two Hindustans. One is the Hindustan for Anil Ambani, other is for farmers".
The money order was sent on November 29 from the Niphad office of India Post. It was addressed to "Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India".
The Congress supremo joined several leaders from the opposition parties, including AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, veteran politicians Sharad Yadav and Sitaram Yechury at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi,
Traffic was affected on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, on the stretch near Guru Nanak Eye hospital, Maharaja Ranjit Singh flyover, Barakhamba Chowk and Janpath on Friday morning. Commuters were advised to avoid these routes.
Raising chants of 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' at the historic Ramlila Ground, farmers were seen braving cold weather in Delhi, before planning to head to the Parliament on Friday.
The two-day rally will be "one of the largest congregations of farmers" in Delhi, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) has claimed.
Kejriwal said a 'Kisan Muavaza' (farmer compensation) scheme, like the one introduced by the Delhi government, should be launched if the farmers are to be given relief.
A cultural programme 'Ek Sham Kisan Ke Naam' dedicated to farmers would be held at the Ramlila ground on the first day of the congregation, where prominent singers and poets would perform.
It had formulated two private members bills - The Farmers Freedom from Indebtedness Bill 2018 and Farmers' Right to Guaranteed Remunerative Minimum Support Price for Agricultural Commodities Bill 2018.
Around Rs 21,000 crore were distributed to farmers under the loan waiver scheme, while another 27,000 crore were given under various direct benefit transfer schemes, the chief minister said.
The farmers have plans to hold a demonstration near Vidhan Bhawan, where the state legislature session is underway, over demands of implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report.
The agitation started at 12:15 pm and was still going on, the ministry said in a statement.
AIKSCC has sought President Ram Nath Kovind's intervention to resolve the "agricultural crisis" that renders 70 per cent of people in the country vulnerable, by addressing a joint session of parliament, the AIKS leader said.
The Prime Minister also referred to how the tribes and their traditions and rituals are the best examples of coexistence with nature.
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