The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)—one of the largest pan-India farmer organisations that is also a part of the Samyukt Shetkari Morcha’s (SKM) struggle against the Centre’s three agricultural laws—will be holding at least two Kisan Mahapanchayats in Maharashtra, during the month of February, where thousands of farmers are expected to gather in a show of strength and demand a total repeal of the three laws.

On Friday, thousands of protesting farmers gathered at Western UP’s Shamli district despite the state government having denied permission for the event as well as imposing Section 144. This gathering was called for by the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and was the fourth such Mahapanchayat in Western UP after Mathura, Baghpat and Muzaffarnagar. Now, it is the All India Kisan Sabha that will most likely give a national level call for such mahapanchayats to be held across the country, including Maharashtra.