As the farmers' strike in Maharashtra entered the sixth day on Tuesday, two farmers in Yeola tehsil of Nashik district, where the agitation is intense, committed suicide, police said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the government would write off farm loans in the biggest such waiver ever in the state, but the promise had little impact on the farmers' strike, which entered its sixth day today.

Fadnavis, who said the government would announce the loan waiver before 31 October, added that the modalities were being worked out.