Farmers Organisation
He is a founder of Shetkari Sanghatana, farmers' Organisation in Maharashtra. He has led number of mass agitations on agricultural issues in India. Most of them in the state of Maharashtra on issues of prices offered to Farmers. He is also founder Leader of ' Kisan Coordination Committee (KCC)' composed of sister organisations from 14 states - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala; led a number of agitations in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana etc. for remunerative prices of onions, sugar cane, tobacco, milk, paddy, cotton, against hike in electricity tariffs, for liquidation of rural debts and against State dumping in domestic markets.
He has also been a columnist for the dailies 'The Times of India', ' Business India', 'Lokmat' etc., and has also authored books on agricultural issues.
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