Kolhapur farmers stage ''morcha'' over demands

Kolhapur, Jun 5 (UNI) Farmers here today organised a ''morcha'' to the district collectorate to press their various demands.

The protest match was led by MLA Raju Shetty and was organised under the banner of ''Swabhimanee Shetkari Sangathana''.

A delegation of the farmers, led by Mr Shetty, later handed over a memorandum to district collector Praveen Darade listing their demands.

Among other things, the farmers have demanded a crop loan of Rs 30,000 per acre of land at four per cent interest directly from NABARD.

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