Farmers Movement Archive

CM should explain advantages of new farm laws: Stalin

Madurai: Taking a dig at chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami for being the only farmer supporting the Farm Acts, when thousands are protesting in Delhi, DMK leader M K Stalin has said that the CM should meet them and explain the positive impacts of these acts.He was addressing the “Tamilagam Meetpom” programme for Ramanathapuram district virtually. Listing out the developments implemented in Ramanathapuram district under the DMK rule, he said that Palaniswami was supporting the Farm Acts more vehemently than the chief ministers of states that are ruled by the BJP. “The AIADMK is trying to destroy the farmers, can the chief minister assure them that free power will not be scrapped through the new Electricity Act?” he asked.The government is claiming that it gave compensation for the cyclone-affected people in Ramanathapuram, and claiming that it had handled it successfully. But, fishermen in Ramanathapuram have not received any compensation for their damaged boats, Stalin said.“Edappadi Palaniswami managed to evade action under the Corruption Act by getting a stay on the CBI inquiry by going to court. Can he say that he is innocent?” he said. He was not elected to power by the people, and he will be defeated in the next election by the people, the DMK leader said.“He is saying that he is a farmer and that he has no income other than his agricultural income, even the AIADMK members will laugh at this,” he said. The present government, which had pledged the AIADMK founded by late MGR and nurtured by late chief minister J Jayalalithaa to the BJP had done the same to Tamil Nadu to protect themselves. They have brought a black mark on Tamil Nadu and this will be erased in the ensuing elections, Stalin said. People who are trying to use spirituality against the DMK would not succeed, he said, adding that serving the people was the best spirituality.

The Times of India

2020-12-13

Madurai