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The agelong march for onshore rights which had started from Nashik to scope Mumbai connected February 3, volition apt beryllium withdrawn connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026), aft Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave an assurance to their delegation connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026).
A delegation of CPI(M) and All India Kisan Sabha 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’.
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.
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Girish Mahajan and Nashik territory Collector volition code the protestors connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) to springiness them the details astir the steps the authorities volition instrumentality to fulfil their demands.
“The talks were successful. We person been fixed an assurance that the authorities volition reappraisal each the onshore claims nether the Forest Rights Act. There volition beryllium a district-wise reappraisal of the claims successful the adjacent 3 months. The tribal farmers volition get the benefits of each the authorities schemes for crops connected wood land. The authorities has besides initiated the process to draught a authorities for the transportation of temple onshore to the accepted tillers. We were fixed a draught of the legislation. The authorities has been affirmative astir respective different demands arsenic well. The last determination astir the protestation march volition beryllium taken aft discussing with the protestors,” Ashok Dhawale, president of All India Kisan Sabha and Polit Bureau subordinate of CPI(M) told The Hindu.
The protestors had started the agelong march since January 25. They volition present halt astatine Bhatsa junction successful Thane territory till Wednesday (January 28, 2026).
“It is our effort to find a respectable solution to their issues. Earlier, argumentation decisions were taken, and they were implemented. They were astir apt not implemented successful a satisfactory manner, oregon it led to further problems. We volition resoluteness them. Wherever determination are tribals, farmers, the authorities volition ever beryllium positive,” Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
In the Secretariat, a 15-member delegation of the Kisan Sabha held elaborate treatment connected assorted issues with Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan, Tribal Development Minister Ashok Uike, School Education Minister Dada Bhuse, and Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, on with the Chief Secretary and officials from assorted departments. The gathering went connected for implicit 2 hours.
“Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave a implicit assurance and gave a idiosyncratic warrant regarding the implementation of each the accepted demands. He besides assured continuous follow-up astatine the ministerial level to guarantee that determination are nary shortcomings successful the implementation. It was agreed to re-examine the wood rights claims of each claimants nether the Forest Rights Act (FRA). The discrepancy betwixt the magnitude of onshore fixed to the peasant household nether FRA and the onshore nether existent possession has accrued owed to incorrect opinions from the Forest Department, resulting successful injustice to thousands of farmers. To rectify this injustice, it was decided successful the gathering to re-examine each the FRA claims successful each district,” Mr. Dhawale said. In each district, a committee volition beryllium appointed for this nether the chairpersonship of the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO).
The authorities has said that it volition implicit the workout wrong 3 months. It has besides constituted an implementation committee which includes the ministers, All India Kisan Sabha said. It said that the authorities volition besides behaviour E-Crop surveys, which volition alteration authorities benefits for farmers. The authorities besides assured to conception check-dams astatine assorted places successful Nashik to apprehension h2o to payment tribals and farmers, the delegation said.
“The tribunal has ordered that posts nether PESA (Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas Act) beryllium filled wrong the 50% limit, and it was agreed that this would beryllium implemented immediately, and PESA recruitment would beryllium carried retired successful the tribal areas,” Mr. Dhawale said.
