Summary:
The Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) ended its four-day agitation after Dairy Development Minister Mahadev Jankar announced that the state set the minimum rate of milk at Rs 25 per litre. MP Raju Shetti, founder of SSS, said milk supply would resume from Friday morning. The new purchase rate increases the burden on the government by Rs 75 crore per month. The state consumes 1.30 crore litres of milk ever day. He was accompanied by Member of Legislative Council Kapil Patil, minister Girish Mahajan and some SSS members..