Sangli, Oct. 24 -- Angered by the Maharashtra government's anti-farmer policy, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) national president and former MP Raju Shetty today launched a 'sit-in' agitation in totally dried-up Krishna river basin along with party workers and farmers in Pakus of the district, to protest against the state Irrigation department's decision to suspend release of water from Koyana dam in Krishna river basin, and warned the state government that they will not move from the riverbed until farmers get their rightful water.
"Even though there is a huge 89 TMC of live water stock in the Koyna dam, the state government is reluctant to release water into the Krishna and Koyna river basins," he said while starting aggressive sit-...