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Maharashtra: Peasants march to collector's office to press for demands

An All India Kisan Sabha delegation met the collector and submitted thousands of forms filled by peasants, mostly tribals, in connection with rights over forest land, absentee landlords' ('varkas') land, temple trust land, 'inaami' land and pasture land, said the left-backed organisation in a release

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Over 25,000 peasants, including women, marched to the office of Palghar district collector in Maharashtra on Tuesday to press for their various demands, said the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Wednesday.

An AIKS delegation met the collector and submitted thousands of forms filled by peasants, mostly tribals, in connection with rights over forest land, absentee landlords' ('varkas') land, temple trust land, 'inaami' land and pasture land, said the left-backed organisation in a release.

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