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Milk worth millions drained out by Shiv Sena activists | The right-wing Shiv Sena activists drained out thousands of litres of milk in Maharashtra's Satara city on Friday as a mark of protest against the State Government's
decision to import processed milk powder in the region. In a highly charged agitation,
scores of Shiv Sena activists resorted to hooliganism and vandalism of sorts,
as they disrupted local traffic by stopping milk tankers to empty their contents
on the streets. The locals said nearly fifty thousand litres of milk, worth millions,
was drained out onto the streets. Raising ''anti-government'' slogans, the protestors
alleged that Maharashtra Government''s decision was hitting local dairy businesses,
already reeling under the impact of the rising inflation. "It is so shocking that
30,000 tonnes of milk powder are being imported by the Maharashtra Government,
while milk is being procured at rupees five a litre. This move of the government
has come as a big blow to the regional dairy and livestock owners. We oppose this
injustice," said Shankar Godse, a Shiv Sena leader. "The Shiv Sena, along with
regional milk suppliers and cooperative federations, would boycott all dairy supplies
to consumers if the State and Central Government did not take affirmative action
by July 24," he added. |
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