The 'Sholay' styled agitation was Kadu's attempt to draw the attention of the central government to Vidarbha farmers’ suicides. After senior ministers gave an assurance that Kadu's demands would be taken up for discussion in the state cabinet within a month, Kadu and his followers agreed to end their agitation, 24 hours after they started it. Kadu ended the agitation only after warning deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil that if his demands were not considered within a month, he would resume the agitation.