The agitating farmers of the State announced to end their strike on its fourth day following talks with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
The Madhya Pradesh farmers on Sunday ended their strike after talks with Chouhan are successful. The farmers had called the strike from June 1 for a period of 10 days, to press for a loan waiver and remunerative prices for their produce.
The protesters stopped vehicles carrying fruit and other farm items and emptied milk containers on the streets.
Earlier on Friday, Chouhan had said that all issues can be sorted out through talks. Farmers should not fall prey to those who have vested interests in such agitations, he said.
The decision to end strike has come as a big relief to the people of the State as due to the strike people in many areas of the region faced a shortage of milk and vegetables, despite Government's efforts to smoothen the supply.
RSS's farmer wing Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) and the Opposition Congress on Saturday expressed support for the agitators who are demanding better prices for farm produce among other things.
Agitating farmers had stopped vendors and emptied milk containers on road at many places in the State. Milk supply was badly affected and vegetable markets remained virtually closed. Dairies too remained closed and a fight between farmers and vegetable vendors was reported from some places. Prices of milk and vegetables have almost doubled. Price of okra and tomato has risen to Rs 40 per kg from Rs 20. The price of milk has gone up to Rs 60 per litre from Rs 40. Police and revenue officials had a tough time getting 40,000 litres of milk from dairies distributed.
The farmers in Maharashtra had also emptied huge containers of milk and dumped fruit and vegetables on roads to demand a crop loan waiver and better procurement prices.