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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Opposition leaders demand Rs 3,000/quintal price for onions, demonstrate on highway in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Tuesday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) would continue its agitation until the government guarantees onion growers a Rs 25-30 per kg price for their produce.

Speaking at a road blockade organised on the Pune-Nashik highway in Ambegaon tehsil of Pune district, Sapkal claimed onion farmers were being forced to sell their produce at throwaway prices and blamed the Centre's policies for the crisis in the sector.

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