‘time to do or die,’ say maharashtra farmers marching to mumbai

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Eight months after they marched the streets of Mumbai, farmers from across Maharashtra have once again reached the maximum city. Over 10,000 farmers walked to the city from Thane, demanding


the right to the land they cultivate and complete loan waiver. 42-year-old Ghanshyam Damodar, a farmer from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district has been sowing wheat in the one acre land owned


by his fore fathers for over a century. However, over the last three years, due to severe water scarcity, Damodar’s debts have increased drastically. Since he doesn’t even ‘own’ the land


that he tills, there’s no way to demand a loan waiver or seek compensation from the government.