A 58-year-old participant in the long march of thousands of farmers and tribals from Nashik district in North Maharashtra to Mumbai has died, an official said on Saturday.
Pundalik Ambo Jadhav, a resident of a village near Dindori in Nashik, was taken to a hospital in Shahpur on Friday afternoon after he complained of uneasiness. After he felt better, Jadhav returned to the place where the protesters are camping, said the official.
The 200km foot march by thousands of farmers and tribals started from Dindori on Sunday last in support of their demands. It has reached Thane district's Vasind town, around 80km from Mumbai. Their demands include Rs 600 per quintal relief to onion farmers, 12-hour uninterrupted power supply to farmers and waiver of farm loans.
After having dinner around 8 pm on Friday, Jadhav vomited and again started feeling uneasy. He was rushed to the Shahapur hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, said the official.
The station house officer at Vasind police station that a case of accidental death has been registered and Jadhav's body has been sent for a postmortem.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told the state Assembly on Friday that he had held discussions with a farmers' delegation over 14 points, including forest rights, encroachment of forest land, transfer of land belonging to temple trusts and grazing grounds to cultivators for farming.
Appealing to the farmers to withdraw their long march, Shinde said the decisions taken will be implemented immediately.
Onion growers, facing losses due to low prices of the commodity and damage to crops by unseasonal rains, will be given Rs 350 per quintal as financial relief, he said.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test 2024 Admit Card Released, Exam On November 10 Maharashtra Board Extends Registration For Class 12 Exam Form Mumbai Congress Veteran Switches To BJP Weeks Ahead Of State Polls India A "Cyber Adversary", Says Trudeau Government, New Delhi Shreds Claim 'Will Return With...': Swati Maliwal Pours Dirty Water Outside Atishi's Home 19 Injured In Rocket Strike On Building In Israel's Arab Town Of Tira The Impact Of The World's Richest Man On US Democracy GATE 2025: Application Correction Deadline Extended, Details Here Fire Breaks Out At Factory In Delhi's Alipur, 34 Fire Tenders Rushed Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.