People from 35 coastal villages in Vasai, Thane district, began their long march to the Vidhan Bhavan on Sunday to press their long-standing demand for exclusion from the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. Thousands of villagers, including farmers and fisherfolk, participated in the march on foot, which is set to last over three days, ending on the premises of the Maharashtra Assembly, currently in session. Herds of goats and buffaloes also walked alongside the people, highlighting the agrarian aspect of their livelihood. Assembly member Vivek Pandit of the Jan Andolan Samiti, who spearheaded the Andolan, told The Hindu that the government was dragging its feet despite a preliminary notification on keeping 35 villages out of the Corporation.