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The agelong march for onshore rights, which started successful Nashik and reached Mumbai connected February 3, concluded successfully connected Thursday (January 29, 2026), aft the Maharashtra authorities provided written assurance for the implementation of the demands.
A delegation of CPI(M) and All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) held a gathering with 5 Ministers and respective officials of Maharashtra government, for a fewer hours successful the State Secretariat connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026) afternoon. Thereafter, the delegation met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis astatine his authoritative residence ‘Varsha’.
After further discussions, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave a implicit warrant for the implementation of the accepted demands.
“The State Government assured that wood landholders crossed the authorities would use for the re-examination of their onshore claims. The authorities further assured that these applications would beryllium scrutinised, and the Sub-Divisional Officer-headed committee would instrumentality enactment to assistance wood rights based connected the reports of the colony committees and the 2 proofs arsenic stipulated successful the Forest Rights Act,” said successful a statement.
The protestors had demanded the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, utilisation of h2o flowing into the oversea for section communities and drought-prone areas of Maharashtra, commencement of PESA recruitment to supply employment, education, agriculture, among different things.
