Shivraj Singh Chouhan to visit Mandsaur on Wednesday

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit Mandsaur, on Wednesday, to meet the families of farmers killed in police firing.

The Chief Minister is also expected to meet the farmer leaders.

On Sunday last, Chouhan ended his day-old indefinite fast which he started here for the restoration of peace in his state rocked by violence during a farmers' agitation.

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It may be mentioned that farmers’ protests that started in the state on June 1, demanding better prices for their produce and debt relief, turned violent on June 6 when five farmers were killed in police firing in Mandsaur.

• The violence has spilled over to several other districts, including in the Malwa-Nimad area and even reached the state capital.
• Angry farmers have been blocking roads, vandalising property and setting vehicles on fire.
• A farmer who was injured in police firing died on Friday, while one more has committed suicide.

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