On Friday, truckloads of tomatoes were dumped on the road by farmers in Nashik and Aurangabad, after prices crashed to Rs 2-3 per kg in the wholesale market.
"The farmer is called a backbone of the economy. But, now the tomato growers are going through difficulties. Such a bad time has come, that farmers had to throw the tomatoes on the road," said Ajit Subhash Navale, President of Kisan Sabha Maharashtra.
"The government has to think that the tomato farmers are not getting the price for the tomatoes. The government is not paying attention. Our request is that our crops get sold in the market. In Maharashtra, Aurangabad mandis, farmers have thrown tomatoes on the road," stated Navale.
The farmers said that besides Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), the Kisan Sabha has also warned the government to do something about increasing the prices of tomatoes so that the farmers get a fair price in the market otherwise they will continue with the agitation.
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