Farmers’ protest: 5 shot dead at a strike in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh 6 Photos . Updated: 07 Jun 2017, 12:58 PM IST Livemint Five farmers were shot dead at a strike in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, signalling escalation of an agitation demanding farm loan waivers. In images 1/6Five farmers were shot dead and four others injured during a farmers’ protest demanding loan waiver and fair price for their produce in the central city of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday. PTI 2/6Farmers also blocked highways in Madhya Pradesh, a state ruled by Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, preventing delivery trucks from reaching city markets. PTI 3/6Farmers throw vegetables on a road in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, during a protest on Sunday. PTI 4/6Farmers spilt gallons of milk on roads as part of the protest. Since 1 June, farmers from at least seven districts in Maharashtra have taken to the streets, shut down wholesale markets and vandalised trucks carrying vegetables. PTI 5/6The outburst of discontent in India’s heartland farming states of Madhya Pradesh and neighbouring Maharashtra poses a challenge for PM Narendra Modi, who has promised to double farmers’ incomes over the next five years. PTI 6/6Farmers protest by throwing onions on the road in Nasik, Maharashtra, last Thursday. Prices have more than doubled in cities such as Mumbai, Maharashtra. PTI