Thousands of farmers, led by Prahar Janshakti Party chief Bacchu Kadu, launched a massive agitation in Nagpur on Wednesday (October 29), demanding immediate loan waivers, minimum support price (MSP) assurance, and drought relief for cultivators across Maharashtra.

Bacchu Kadu, a former Maharashtra minister, led a massive tractor procession on major roads, creating a major traffic jam on the outskirts of Nagpur. Farmer leader and former MP Raju Shetti also took part in the protest. The protest, which began early in the morning, affected road traffic in multiple parts, as farmers squatted on arterial roads, waving green flags and raising slogans against the state government’s “failure to address farmer distress”.

Reports said the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway and NH-44, one of India's

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