16 July :-
Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana MP Raju Shetty has launched a milk movement across the state demanding that every rupee five-liter subsidy be deposited directly into the milk producer’s account. The activists of the organization have become aggressive in various parts of the state and at Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, Pune and Amravati, the workers of the district have broken milk tankers and distributed milk on the road.
Govt says that milk would be brought from other states, especially Gujarat & Karnataka. We'll start a 'Satyagraha' & ensure that no milk is brought to from outside. It's the tactic of the govt to disrupt protest by doing this: R Shetti, Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathna leader & MP pic.twitter.com/dcEf0hB349
— ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2018
Onus of Nagpur incident falls on state govt&police. Protests were to begin at 12 am today but police started detaining workers from y'day morning,went to their houses&verbally abused women. They reacted. We want to protest peacefully: R Shetti,Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathna leader pic.twitter.com/sFOuiAddg8
— ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2018
In some places, they threw milk bags on the streets. The organization is trying to break milk supply to Mumbai. On the other hand, the government is also trying to break the agitation. Many activists were arrested and released on Sunday by giving them a notice. Shetty expressed dissatisfaction over this.
#Maharashtra: Workers of Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathna, a farmers' organisation, stopped vehicles near Pune early morning today, and prevented milk from being supplied to nearby cities. The organisation is demanding price hike for milk farmers. pic.twitter.com/z2a1D6YwMX
— ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2018
– Activists of Nature Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana of Nature milk company thrown on the road at Ridore (Tal. Madha, District Solapur).
Milk poured a tanker at Solapur and milk on the road.
Vasai: Amul dunkhhh collection in Virar is closed
Aurangabad: The movement started in Ladasangvi
Buldhana: Workers blocked milk truck
– Nashik: Police protection for milk tanker- Information of the minister for dairy development minister Mahadev Jankar.
Milk producer Anil Kokate handed over 20 liters of milk to the students of Terna Sugar Factory School at Dhoki (District Osmanabad).
– Sonali milk transferring back to Hadapsar sent back to the tanker
– Beed: Anointing at Someshwar temple starts the movement.
– Tempo Hudus, which went to Aurangabad from Sangamner, broke it down at Pimpalgaon.
– Throw milk from the Govardhan milk team at Ambegaon in Pune and throw the milk on the road.
– In the middle of the night, late Shetty, at Pandharpur, anointed Pandurang Charti with anointing of the milk and called the trumpet.