Maharashtra Farmers Protest: About 25,000 famers started their long march on Tuesday
Highlights
- Over 50, 000 farmers holding red flags reach Mumbai's Azad Maidan
- Farmers, demanding loan waiver, walked through the night
- Farmers walk at night so that Class 10 Board students won't be affected
With blistered and cracked feet from five days of walking, they made it to the city's Azad Maidan just before dawn. They have been sitting there since. A group has been invited by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for talks on their demands.
They plan to stage a sit-in outside the state assembly building or Vidhan Sabha.

With blistered and cracked feet from five days of walking, the farmers made it to Mumbai's Azad Maidan
Led by the Left-affiliated All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), they entered Mumbai on Sunday and stopped at Sion in the suburbs. They had plans to march to the Azad Maidan today, after some rest.

Some 50,000 farmers have walked from Nashik soldiering through the searing heat, sparse meals and open air sleeping, to be heard
One of the farmers said he never had a chance to go to school and appreciated the request to spare students any trouble. "I understand the importance of education and our protest will not create problems for students as well as commuters," he told NDTV.

The farmers marched all night, starting Sunday night, so that students appearing for crucial school exams are not inconvenienced
50,000 farmers walked 180kms, asking for the rightful compensation for their crop. On their last stretch they walked all night making sure they didn't disturb the SSC board examinations. #Compassion#respect#Salute#JaiKisan -