MUMBAI, May 16 -- Chaos reigned in South Mumbai as police intercepted a protest by mango and cashew farmers, who were to march from Girgaon Chowpatty to Varsha, the chief minister's bungalow, on Friday afternoon. The farmers, who had arrived from the Konkan, were highlighting massive crop losses due to climate change. They are also unhappy with the state government's compensation of Rs.22,000 per hectare. Around 30 minutes before the march was to start, police detained Shetti, Congress state president Harshwardhan Sapkal, and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former MP Vinayak Raut, among others supporting the march, even as farmers threw mangoes at the law-enforcers. Raju Shetti said for the first time in 50 years, farmers from the Konkan have travelled to Mumbai, to raise their concerns. But the government used force to silence them. Heavy police deployment along Marine Drive, at Girgaon Chowpatty and near Mantralaya ensured that the situation didn't spin out of control. Police sent over 100 protestors to Azad Maidan, where they held protests, while over 500 protestors were detained at various police stations in South Mumbai until 7.30pm. Officer-bearers of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, which had orgainsed the march, Raju Shetti, and other farmer leaders were released at 6:00 pm. After he was released, Shetti slammed the government. He said, "Farmers from the Konkan have been protesting for two months. Fadnavis visited the Konkan four times for various official engagements. However, he neither acknowledged our grievances, nor bothered to accept a simple memorandum from farmers."...