Nagpur : A day after the site witnessed intense agitation and heavy police deployment, the protest ground on Nagpur–Wardha Road now stands silent and deserted. Scattered mud, torn banners, and the footprints of thousands of farmers are all that remain of the massive ‘Maha Elgar Andolan.’ The protest, led by former minister Bacchu Kadu, has now shifted from the streets to the legal arena, with multiple FIRs filed against thousands of participants for blocking traffic and obstructing the highway.

For two straight days, Kadu and his supporters had staged demonstrations on the city’s key Wardha Road, demanding complete loan waivers and debt relief for distressed farmers across Vidarbha. The protest drew the attention of the state government as well as the Bombay High Court. After receiving a

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