Shiv Sena MLA Nitin Deshmukh detained during farmers' protest near Samruddhi Expressway

Washim, Oct 30 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Nitin Deshmukh and several party workers were detained on Friday while marching towards the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Washim district to protest against what they termed inadequate drought relief for farmers. Deshmukh, who represents the Balapur Assembly constituency in Akola district, along with party leaders, has demanded compensation of Rs 1 lakh per hectare for drought-affected farmers, immediate settlement of pending crop insurance claims and remunerative prices for agricultural produce. Hundreds of Sena (UBT) workers and farmers marched towards the expressway at Vanoja to stage a road blockade. However, police detained Deshmukh…