The sit-in 'Satyagraha' here by thousands of farmers, on various agrarian issues including loan waiver, entered the second day today.
The agitation was going on in a peaceful manner, an official of the city police control room said.
The farmers under the banner of Maharashtra Rajya Kisan Sabha (affiliated to the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)). yesterday launched an indefinite sit-in protest on various agrarian issues including loan waiver, fair and remunerative price, drought relief, electricity bills etc, at Anant Kanhere ground in the city.
The farmers are demanding stringent implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), and forest land, pasture land and temple land to be vested in the name of the actual tillers (owners).
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A negotiation to solve the displacement as well as other issues of workers engaged with the power plant had concluded without arriving at any decision, triggering the violence, officials said.
While one group of villagers under the aegis of Nagrik Chetana Manch went for talks with Inland Power authorities, the second group got involved in ransacking, they said.
FIRs were lodged against 91 persons for unleashing violence, attacking government officials and police personnel, police said.
Senior police and administrative officials are camping in Gola and keeping a close vigil over the situation.
The administration has imposed section 144 of CrPC, Deputy Development Commissioner Sunil Kumar said, adding the situation is under control.
Meanwhile, the protesting outfit has called a day-long Gola shutdown to protest the police firing.
The only private sector power plant near village Tonagatu under Gola block is a unit of Inland World Logistics and the 63 MW project involves installing two units each.
While the first unit was commissioned and started power generation from May 2014, work on the second unit is on and is scheduled to be completed by 2017.
The power plant management could not be contacted despite several attempts.
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Meanwhile, two rounds of talks held tonight by the college management with the striking students failed as the latter stuck to their demand of the Principal's resignation.
The students said the management was prepared to keep the Principal away from college activities for this academic year only but was not ready to seek her resignation.
This was not acceptable to them, they said, adding, they would intensify their agitation from tomorrow.
