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Raju Shetti, Harshvardhan Sapkal join protest by mango and cashew growers at Mantralaya; traffic affected

Updated On: 15 May, 2026 05:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

The protesters claimed that farmers had suffered heavy crop damage this season and urged the Maharashtra government to announce immediate financial relief

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The protesters staged a dharna near Mantralaya as part of the ‘Dhadak Kaifiyat Morcha’ in support of the farmers from the Konkan region. Pic/X/@INCHarshsapkal

The protesters staged a dharna near Mantralaya as part of the ‘Dhadak Kaifiyat Morcha’ in support of the farmers from the Konkan region. Pic/X/@INCHarshsapkal

Farmers and political workers protesting outside Mantralaya in south Mumbai on Friday were detained by the police while demanding compensation for losses suffered by mango and cashew growers in the Konkan region.

Farmer leader Raju Shetti and Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal joined a protest by mango and cashew growers.

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