Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana

Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana or SSS (Marathi: स्वभिमानी शेतकरी संघटना) is a farmers union based in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. It was founded by Member of Parliament, Raju Shetti.^[1][2]

Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana स्वभिमानी शेतकरी संघटना
Chairman	Raju Shetti
Alliance	UPA (2019)
Website
http://www.swabhimani.com/
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They fight for the fair price of sugarcane farmer and other issues.^[3]

As of January 2014, Swabhimani Shetakari Sanghatana is part of the state's governing grand alliance, led by Shiv Sena and the Bhartiya Janata Party.^[4]

On 28 September 2015, the SSS was one of 16 parties in Maharashtra to lose its registration for not submitting audited balance sheets and IT return documents since 2005. Thus they have lost their official election symbols.^[5]

References

1. "Raju Shetti seeks finance ministry investigation into future trading - The Indian Express". Express News Service. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
2. Makarand Gadgil (28 December 2012). "Raju Shetti, MP, farmers' activist - Livemint". Livemint. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
3. "Maharashtra: Order ED probe into selling of sugar factories, says Lok Sabha MP Raju Shetti - DNA". DNA. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
4. Parthasarathi Biswas (9 February 2016). "Miffed, Raju Shetti to shun BJP's rural outreach programme". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
5. ALKA KSHIRSAGAR (5 April 2016). "Farmers' stir over Bharat Forge SEZ inching towards resolution - Business Line". Business Line. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

External links

• Official site
• amchi mati amchi mansa