Maharashtra farmers to go on strike from June 1

Farmers in Maharashtra have decided to continue with their decision of going on strike from June 1 after their three-hour discussions with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis could not lead to any agreement on their long-standing demand for a loan waiver.

Jayaji Suryavanshi, Vijay Kakade-Patil, Dhananjay Dhorde and other farmer leaders met Fadnavis at his official residence on Tuesday night.

Puntamba farmers were the first to announce their decision to go on strike which was followed by farmers from many parts of the state.