Farmers are at the centre of the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election just as they were a key constituency during the Lok Sabha election earlier this year, and that is the main reason why the BJP faced a drubbing in the State, All India Kisan Mahasabha president Ashok Dhawale said on Wednesday, speaking at The Hindu’s Poll Arena conclave. “The anger …
While the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a mega announcement for the agriculture sector, farmers in Maharashtra, as well as across the nation, expressed their displeasure over the budget allocations. This gradual decline has resulted in continuous farmers suicide cases, specially in Maharashtra.” Since last year, the government has given priority to palm oil import which has caused the decline …
New Delhi: The Left parties have called a nationwide agitation for a week from May 25 till May 31 against rising prices of essential commodities and unemployment. The Left parties said the prices of petroleum products have gone up by 70 per cent, vegetables by 20 per cent, cooking oil by 23 per cent and cereals by 8 per cent …
