Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Hingoli Farmers End Well Protest After Officials’ Assurances
Farmers in Hingoli held a serious protest to highlight problems with farming services.
They entered a well in Taktoda village as part of a protest called “Jalsamadhi.”
They said the local agriculture officer’s position was vacant.
They also claimed that fake fertiliser and pesticides were being sold.
According to them, some soybean seeds did not grow, so farmers had to sow them again.
The farmers also complained about being harassed by contractual workers.
Government officials visited and listened to their concerns.
The protest ended after officials promised to address the complaints.
Farmers in Taktoda village staged a “Jalsamadhi” protest by entering a well over agriculture-related grievances.
They alleged that Sengaon’s Tehsil Agriculture Officer post was vacant and handled by an officer-in-charge.
Farmers accused outlets of selling counterfeit soybean fertiliser, causing seeds to fail and requiring re-sowing.
They also alleged harassment by contractual Employment Guarantee Scheme workers and said earlier complaints went unresolved.
Officials visited the site, heard the demands, and assured action, after which the protest was called off.
- Who
- Farmers led by Namdev Patange of the Krantikari Kisan Sangathan, including several local farmers.
- What
- They staged a “Jalsamadhi” protest by entering a well and raised complaints about agriculture administration, allegedly counterfeit farm inputs, and contractual workers.
- When
- Wednesday afternoon.
- Where
- A well in Taktoda village, Sengaon taluka, Hingoli district.
- Why
- To draw the administration’s attention to unresolved farming-related grievances.
Farmers’ allegations
Officials’ response
Agriculture administration
Farmers’ allegations
Farmers alleged that the Tehsil Agriculture Officer post in Sengaon was vacant and that the department was not addressing their concerns.
Officials’ response
Officials visited the protest site, heard the complaints, and assured the farmers that their grievances would be addressed.
Farm inputs
Farmers’ allegations
Farmers alleged that spurious fertilisers and pesticides were being sold and that counterfeit soybean fertiliser caused crop-seeding failures.
Officials’ response
The reports do not provide a detailed official response to the allegations about counterfeit agricultural inputs.
Contractual workers
Farmers’ allegations
Farmers alleged that workers under the Employment Guarantee Scheme were harassing them and said earlier complaints had not been resolved.
Officials’ response
Officials did not provide a specific response in the reports, but assured the farmers generally that their grievances would be addressed.
- Protest name
- Jalsamadhi
- Location
- Taktoda village, Sengaon taluka, Hingoli
- Main complaint
- The farmers alleged inadequate functioning of the Agriculture Department.
- Fertiliser allegation
- Farmers alleged that counterfeit soybean fertiliser caused seeds not to germinate.
- Employment-related complaint
- Farmers alleged harassment by contractual Employment Guarantee Scheme workers.
- Officials who responded
- Vinayak Deshmukh and SD Kale visited and heard the farmers’ demands.
- Outcome
- The protest was called off after officials assured the farmers that their grievances would be addressed.