Chandrashekhar Bawankule Likely to Hold Talks with Bacchu Kadu

In Brief

• Will Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule mediate in the farmers' movement?

• Possibility of Bawankule communicating on behalf of the government

• Possibility of the Chief Minister assigning responsibility to Bawankule for discussions

(Chandrashekhar Bawankule) Today is the third day of Bacchu Kadu's protest. Bacchu Kadu's long march with a tractor has now reached Nagpur for various demands including farmers' debt relief. A blockade was created with tractors on the Nagpur-Wardha highway. Fires were lit at various places on the road at night.

It was seen that farmers had set up their entire household on the road. Bacchu Kadu is firm on the protest and has stated that he will not back down until the demands are met. He has warned that if the demands are not met by 12 noon today, they will block the railway, and there is a sit-in on the Nagpur-Wardha highway, causing traffic to come to a standstill.

Against this backdrop, it is speculated that Minister Bawankule might mediate in Bacchu Kadu's movement. Following a statement from Bacchu Kadu, there is a possibility of Bawankule engaging in dialogue on behalf of the government, and the Chief Minister had scheduled a meeting with Bacchu Kadu yesterday, but

the meeting was canceled as Bacchu Kadu was absent. Against this backdrop, there is speculation about a possible discussion between the government and farmer leaders today.