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Oppn to launch Sangharsh Yatra to highlight plight of farmers

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Opposition parties in Maharashtra will launch 'Sangharsh Yatra' to highlight the plight of farmers in the state.

The yatra will begin from Chandrapur on March 29.

The leaders of opposition parties will be visiting kin of farmers who have committed suicide in the last few years.

They will meet family of farmer Bandu Karkade in Palasgaon of Chandrapur district and are scheduled to address a public meeting there.

Later the yatra will proceed to Yavatmal covering 150 km distance by road.

The leaders will meet farmers in Wani at Vasant Cooperative Ginning Pressing auditorium to discuss their issues.

Later a public meeting will be held in Yavatmal.
 

The leaders from Congress NCP, PWP, Samajwadi Party, MIM, Janata Dal will participate in the yatra, a release issued today said.

The yatra will conclude on April 5.

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First Published: Mar 25 2017 | 10:42 PM IST

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