Watch: Maharashtra dairy farmers spill milk on roads as part of agitation for higher prices
The farmers have said that the pandemic and the lockdown have affected their business adversely.
Dairy farmers in Akole #Ahmednagar district of #Maharashtra, demands higher prices for their produce, agitation to hit milk supply in the state.@rajushetti @DrAjitNawale1#DairyFarmers#Maharashtra#Protest #milk #milkagitation pic.twitter.com/1XRABLNvWH
— Deshpande Shrinivas (@shrinihtmumbai) July 20, 2020
Dairy farmers in Maharashtra launched an agitation demanding a hike in the price of milk procurement, NDTV reported. Videos of dairy farmers spilling milk on roads to mark the agitation were widely circulated on social media.
Tankers of milk were spilled on the road on Tuesday in #Sangli district of #Maharashtra as dairy farmers
— Deshpande Shrinivas (@shrinihtmumbai) July 21, 2020
demands higher prices for their produce, agitation to hit milk supply in the state.@rajushetti @DrAjitNawale1#DairyFarmers#Maharashtra#Protest #milk #milkagitation pic.twitter.com/HHocnH1ekp
Dairy farmers in Sangli, Kolhapur, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Beed and other districts of the state demanded a hike in milk procurement prices by Rs 5, the report added. The farmers have said that the pandemic and the lockdown have affected their business adversely.
स्वाभिमानी शेतकरी संगठन के नेता रविकांत तुपकर ने बुलढाणा में दूध से नहाकर, दूध आंदोलन में शामिल हुए,5 रुपये दूध की खरीदारी में किसानों को बढ़ाये जाय इस मांग के लिए हो रहा है आंदोलन@news24tvchannel @CMOMaharashtra @rajushetti @Ravikanttupkar1 @SunilKedar1111 pic.twitter.com/jYLDEdjyxO
— Corona Warrior Vinod Jagdale (@vinodjagdale80) July 21, 2020