Thousands of tribal protesters who began marching towards the Maharashtra secretariat in Mumbai from Thane district to press for various demands have called off their agitation after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed officials to expedite measures to address their concerns.

Nearly 49,000 people set out from Bhiwandi in Thane district on Tuesday afternoon as part of the “Samvidhan Hakk Sangharsh Morcha”, led by Shramjeevi Sanghatna founder Vivek Pandit. The protesters had arrived from Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Nashik districts.