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Farmers, fishermen block Vasai highway in loan waiver protest

Updated on: 24 July,2025 12:16 PM IST  |  Mumbai
Shirish Vaktania | mailbag@mid-day.com

The protesters blocked the highway and burned tyres, demanding that the state government implement a complete loan waiver and issue clean “Satbara” (7/12 extract) land records for farmers

Farmers, fishermen block Vasai highway in loan waiver protest

Traffic on the highway was disrupted for over an hour before police detained all the protesters. PIC/ HANIF PATEL

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On Thursday, workers of the Prahar Janshakti Party, along with farmers and fishermen, staged a protest on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad National Highway in Vasai.

The protesters blocked the highway and burned tyres, demanding that the state government implement a complete loan waiver and issue clean “Satbara” (7/12 extract) land records for farmers.


Traffic on the highway was disrupted for over an hour before police detained all the protesters.



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