Responding to a national-level call for a protest against the farm bills that were passed by the Rajya Sabha last week, more than 50,000 farmers from across Maharashtra poured on to the streets
to raise their voice against the bills, which they feel were detrimental to the country's farming sector. In a solid show of strength, nearly 10,000 All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) members from Dahanu and Talasari — where they have a huge supporter base – blocked the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway at Charoti on Friday morning even as it rained heavily.

Friday's national-level farmer protest saw more than 350 farmer organisations across the country come together under the banner of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), to raise their voice against the bills.