Yavatmal, Sep 18 (PTI) Farmers hailing from Andhra Pradesh took out a morcha in Maharashtra's Yavatmal on Monday against Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu's arrest in a fraud case.

Several farmers residing in Maregaon, Wani and Jharjamni taluka of Yavatmal took out a morcha in Maregaon condemning Naidu's arrest.

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Naidu was arrested on September 9 in connection with a fraud case involving the misappropriation of funds from the Skill Development Corporation, leading to a loss of more than Rs 300 crore to the state government.

Farmers raised slogans against the Andhra Pradesh government and demanded that the Central government intervene for Naidu's release.

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