Just in: Maharashtra farmers are likely to call off the protest after they seem to have reached an agreement with the government. CM Devendra Fadnavis has apparently promised a written assurance, one of their demands, soon. 


Earlier in the day, Fadnavis said his government was "sensitive and positive" towards the demands of farmers and tribals, who have marched from Nashik to Mumbai to draw the administration's attention towards their problems.


Fadnavis was responding to a discussion in the Assembly, initiated by Leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who lauded the farmers participating in the 'Kisan Long March' for their peaceful protest while demanding a complete loan waiver and compensation for hailstorm and pink bollworm pest attack on crops.


The CPI(M)-affiliated All India Kisan Sabha is spearheading the protest.  -- PTI


Image: Farmers at Azad Maidan today. Pic: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com