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Shivraj Singh Chouhan to sit on indefinite fast for peace from today

Shivraj Singh Chouhan to sit on indefinite fast for peace from today

3Concerned over escalating farmers’ agitation, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to sit on indefinite fast from Saturday for restoration of peace.
Bhopal: Concerned over escalating farmers’ agitation, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to sit on indefinite fast from Saturday for restoration of peace.
Mandsaur, the epicentre of farmers’ agitation in Madhya Pradesh, remained peaceful on Friday.
While addressing a press conference, the CM said he would be available at the Dussehra Maidan from 11 am Saturday for farmers to come and discuss their issues but asserted that unruly elements would be dealt with strictly.
The opposition slammed him for his “drama” and “hypocrisy”.
The farmers in the state are protesting over a demand for loan waivers from June 1 and setting suitable prices for the crops. During the protests six farmers have been killed in police firing in Mandsaur district while other regions of the state are also staging violent protests.
A wary central government, meanwhile, asked states adjoining Madhya Pradesh to keep strict vigil against the spread of farmers’ protest.
The central government is in touch with states such as Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, and sensitising them against any possible protest by farmers, officials said in Delhi.

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