Grand Maratha Foundation, a non-governmental organization, catering to the needs of farmers and their families in Maharashtra has come out andvoiced its support to the farmer community in the on-going protests in Maharashtra and Northern Statesof India against the Farm Acts passed by the Indian Parliament.
The Grand Maratha Foundation team travelled from Maharashtra to Delhi border and its surrounding area and donated food, blankets and tarpaulin for tentsworth INR 10 Lakhs to the farmers. The drive is being conducted at Singhu Border followed by Gazipur Border and will go on to cover other crucial parts of the country. To showcase his solidarity with farmers, Mr. Rajesh Tikait, President, Bhartiya Kisan Union, the largest farmer association in India has come out in support on behalf of Grand Maratha Foundation.
Rohit Shelatkar, Film Producer, Entrepreneur and Founder of Grand Maratha Foundation, said, “India is an agrarian country. Farmers feed crores of people and it is imperative that their rights are protected. Our objective of supporting the farmer’s protest is to ensure that they are able to sell their crop at the right price. In addition to that, a farmer’s farm is his biggest asset and it should be protected and a minimum income must be guaranteed to every farmer.”
Grand Maratha Foundation aims to uplift the farmers of our country and their families by supporting them in various means and way possible. The Foundation is active in the regions of Akola, Amravati, Yavatmal, Chandrapur and Nagpur in Maharashtra working towards providing an all-round development of the farmer community.
