The Onion Farmers protest was called off as the Maharashtra government accepted the demand

Mumbai: Maharashtra is the leading state in onion production in India. Onion prices have come down sharply due to very high yields at present. Due to this, the income of onion farmers has been affected.

In this case, more than 10,000 farmers started a 200 km rally from Nashik to Mumbai seeking fulfillment of various demands. The rally was expected to reach Mumbai tomorrow.

Farmers presented demands including subsidy of Rs.600 per quintal, purchase through NABARD at Rs.2000 per quintal, fixing of minimum purchase price for onions, compensation in case of crop damage, waiver of agricultural loans.

In this context, the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the demands of the farmers have been consulted and the demands will be fulfilled immediately. Following this, the farmers announced yesterday that they would abandon their protest.