Chavan Meets Farmers

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today appealed to the state's sugarcane farmers to call off their protests. The sugarcane farmers, who have been protesting since last week in demand of better prices for their produce, met Mr Chavan at his hometown in the Karad district of Maharashtra.

The alarming rise in suicides by debt-ridden farmers in Maharashtra has finally moved the government a bit. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and his deputy Ajit Pawar met the Prime Minister today along with a 14-member delegation of state ministers and MPs.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today appealed to the state's sugarcane farmers to call off their protests. The sugarcane farmers, who have been protesting since last week in demand of better prices for their produce, met Mr Chavan at his hometown in the Karad district of Maharashtra.

The alarming rise in suicides by debt-ridden farmers in Maharashtra has finally moved the government a bit. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and his deputy Ajit Pawar met the Prime Minister today along with a 14-member delegation of state ministers and MPs.