Farmers Movement Archive

Hundreds protest against farm laws

Coimbatore: Farmers, lawyers and cadres of political parties on Monday protested at different places in the city against the central government and demanded the repeal of three controversial farm laws. While members of the Coimbatore Bar Association (CBA) protested in front of the post office near the collectorate, cadres of CPM staged protests in front of shops of a private retail chain. The CPM cadres urged the public to avoid the corporate company's products.Members of the Coimbatore district unit of All India Farmers Protest Organising Committee gathered in front of the district collectorate around 10.30am on Monday. To prevent their entry to the collectorate, more than 50 cops were deployed in the area.The farmers raised slogans against the central government and demanded the repeal of three farm laws. They also demanded to withdraw the privatization of electricity generation. The protesters sat on the road in front of the collectorate.President of the Tamil Nadu Farmers Association Su Palanisamy said the protest committee has seven associations in the district and the committee has been discussing to expand the protest to Mettupalayam and Pollachi. “The central government’s new law is against the welfare of the farmers. It is attempting to eradicate agriculture in India. Farmers won’t go back and will fight against the law,” Palanisamy said.The city police arrested 83 protesters and lodged them in a marriage hall. Later, they were let off.Lawyers from the CBA demanded the repeal of the new farm laws and raised slogans against the central government. CBA president P R Arulmoli said that the farmers should not be affected, and the laws should be withdrawn immediately. “The central government did not hear the opinion of the farmers before enacting the new laws. The anti-farmers law cannot be accepted,” Arulmoli said.Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) members attempted to conduct a rail-roko at Coimbatore railway junction. They raised slogans against the Centre for bringing anti-farmers law. The city police arrested around 80 protesters and later, they were let off.CPM cadres attempted to besiege a shop belonging to a private retail chain at BrookeField mall. The cadres were stopped by police and protesters sat on the road and raised slogans against the central government. Police arrested 41 protesters.CPM cadres held similar protests at Chinna Mettupalayam and Masakkalipalayam. CPI cadres staged a protest near a petrol bunk at Karamadai.

The Times of India

2020-12-15

Coimbatore