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Eknath Shinde announces 14 GRs on tribal demands as protesters withdraw Mumbai march

Thousands of tribals marching towards the Maharashtra secretariat in Mumbai from Thane district to press for various demands have withdrawn the protest after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed officials to expedite measures to address the issues

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The Maharashtra government has issued 14 government resolutions (GRs) addressing demands raised by tribal communities ahead of a march towards Mumbai organised by Shramjeevi Sanghatna, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Tuesday. The measures cover education, access to essential services, forest rights, rehabilitation and minimum wages for sanitation workers. 

Meanwhile, thousands of tribals marching towards the Maharashtra secretariat in Mumbai from Thane district to press for various demands have withdrawn the protest after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed officials to expedite measures to address the issues. Nearly 49,000 people set out for Mumbai from Bhiwandi in Thane on Tuesday afternoon as part of the "Samvidhan Hakk Sangharsh Morcha" led by Shramjeevi Sanghatna founder Vivek Pandit. The demonstrators had arrived from Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and Nashik.

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