Summary:
They want higher prices for farmers and a Rs 5 per litre direct subsidy.Collection of over 60 lakh litres of milk was stopped on Monday in western Maharashtra. In Nashik, seven people were arrested for trying to block tankers headed for Mumbai. Also, police served a notice to Ajit Navle, secretary of All India Kisan Sabha , asking him to not participate in the stir. MUMBAI: Though there was no milk shortage in the city on Monday, collection dropped as most farmers, especially from Ahmednagar and western Maharashtra , stopped supplying to dairies on Day 1 of the strike. Consumers are paying high prices while farmers are not getting fair rates..