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Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana calls for bandh in Kolhapur and Sangli districts to press their demands

Kolhapur, Nov 5 (UNI) As their intensified rasta roko agitation entered the third day today, the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) has decided to observe a bandh in Kolhapur and Sangli districts to protest against the State government's alleged ignoring of their demands, including Rs 4,500 per tonne sugarcane as first installment for this year's crushing season.
Veteran farmer leader and SSS president Raju Shetty, while talking to reporters at the Kini toll plaza where the rasta roko agitation is being held, said that a bandh will be observed tomorrow in Kolhapur and Sangli districts.
"We want to observe the bandh in a very peaceful manner. The government is ignoring our demands. It is also supporting the millers," he alleged.
Today (November 5) is the third day of the ongoing farmers' agitation for sugarcane prices.
A block protest is going on at Kini toll plaza (Kolhapur district) on the Pune-Bangalore highway.
Also, due to the ongoing agitation, in Nagthane (Satara district), traffic between Pune and Kolhapur has been completely stopped.
Due to this, long queues of vehicles have formed.
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