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.
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 agitation started at 12:15 pm and was still going on, the ministry said in a statement.
Thousands of farmers held fort at the Delhi-UP border on Tuesday after police stopped their protest march to the national capital.
The protest call has been given by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) over demands ranging from farm loan waiver to cut in fuel prices.
The protest drew sharp reactions from leaders of the Opposition parties, criticising the government at the Centre for leading the farmers to stage violent protests.
The Union, on September 30 had announced that their ‘padyatra’ which commenced from Haridwar in Uttarakhand will reach Delhi on October 2.
Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Rally: The demands included implementation of remunerative prices for farm produce, loan waivers, just labour laws and a minimum wage of Rs 18,000 a month.
Joining the protests, the Sena leaders sought to know why the government cannot hike the milk procurement prices when it can spend crores on big-ticket projects like the bullet train.
The movement taken up by the farmers is to abolish Article 31B which will pave way for challenging many laws that are the cause of agrarian crisis in the country
Vegetable prices soar, milk supply hit as farmers’ protest for fourth day
There were no reports of violence during the "Gaon Bandh" (rural shutdown) which the farmers started on Friday demanding loan waiver, higher prices for their produce and immediate implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report on farming.
The minister's remarks drew a sharp reaction from opposition parties in Bihar, which accused him of being "insensitive" to the farmers' plight and demanded his removal.
According to reports, the retail prices of vegetables in several cities rose in the range of Rs 10-20 per kg on Saturday though the impact of farmers' stir on price of farm commodities was not visible Friday.
The Congress president took to twitter to announce that he would address the farmers’ rally to support their ongoing nationwide protest and highlight the agrarian issues in the country.
In a major victory for the farmers who trekked 180 km from Nashik to here over six days under the blazing sun, some even barefooted, the state's Revenue Minister Chandrakant patil said their "all demands" are being accepted.
"I appeal to PM Modi and the CM to not stand on ego and to accept their just demands," Gandhi tweeted.
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