Maharashtra farmers' protest. File pic

About 3,000 farmers associated with the Bharatiya Kisan Union and the All India Coordination Committee of Farmers Movement (AICCFM) today organised a 'kisan mahapanchayat' at Parliament Street to demand loan waiver and introduction of pro-farmer policies. According to a senior police officer, close to 3,000 farmers gathered at Parliament Street to protest against the "anti-farmer" policies of the government.