The Maharashtra police has initiated a crackdown on participants of the proposed farmers’ march which is to begin Wednesday. The Dhule Police detained leaders of the Satyashodhak Shetkari Sabha from Dahiwel on Tuesday morning as they were preparing to head towards Nashik to take part in the march.
The police also detained a large number of participants in Pimpalner in Dhule district.
The Dhule police is said to have told protestors that they did not have the requisite permission for the march.