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Kisan Long March: Maha govt advises SSC students to reach exam centres before time as 35,000 farmers enter Mumbai

Nearly 35,000 farmers reached Mumbai today

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As nearly 35,000 farmers reached Mumbai today with a list of demands, the Maharashtra government has advised Class 10 students who are due to appear for their board exams tomorrow to reach examination centres in advance to avoid delays. 

While the time for the first shift is 11 am to 1 am, the second shift of exams begins at 1 pm. 

"In light of #KisanLongMarch, #SSC students appearing for exams tomorrow are advised to ensure that they reach exam centres well beforehand to avoid delays. Concerned officials are hereby instructed to ensure safety & well-being of the students, safeguarding their academic future," Vinod Tawde, Maharashtra Education Minister, tweeted. 

Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSC) students will tomorrow appear for Mathematics paper in two shifts.  Nearly 17 lakh are registered to appear in Maharashtra State Board's SSC examination. 

Over 35,000 farmers are marching demanding implementations of Forest Right Act 2008, Dr Swaminathan commission report for fair prices and complete loan waiver among others. The march is proceeding to Sion from Mulund via Eastern Express Highway and will be taking a night halt at Somaiya Ground in Sion.

 

They will lay siege to Vidhan Sabha in South Mumbai to press their various demands. The agitated farmers have decided to encircle the Assembly on Monday and not to leave Mumbai still their demands are fulfilled.

The 180-km-long march commenced on March 5 from the CBS Chowk in Central Nashik.

"Farmers have been betrayed by the BJP-led government. They in large numbers are marching towards Mumbai to press their demands. We will not break our gherao in Mumbai unless our demands are fulfilled,” said Ashok Dhavale, President of Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Sabha.

The 35-year-old Bhausaheb Gangode, a farmer from Nashik district 's Dindori who has participated in the long march said that the government has rejected his application for transferring the ownership of forest land in his name.

 

“We have been cultivating the land for a long time and as per the Forest Right Act 2008, the cultivating forest land ownership should be given to us. But government disqualified us on flimsy reason. Every day, we are walking 30 km and preparing our own food. We are fighting for our own rights. We want justice and without justice, we will not return back to our places. We do not want to go back with empty hands. It is the long struggle,” Gangode said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today chose junior BJP minister Girish Mahajan as the government representative to hold talks with the agitated farmers.

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