Farmers Movement Archive

Delta farmers protest, burn farm bill copies

Trichy: Police arrested farmers and leaders of farmers’ associations across the delta districts including Trichy as they burned the copy of the farm bill passed in the Parliament recently in protest. They have demanded withdrawal of the bills as they include anti-farmer and anti-labour laws. Around hundred protesters from the Cauvery Rights Retrieval Committee and Tamilaga Farmers’ Association headed by its MP Chinnadurai gathered in front of the EVR statue at Central Bus stand raising slogans to withdraw the farm bills alleging that the bills will ruin the life of the farming community in the country. During the demonstration, the protesters attempted to burn the copy of the bill. Police averted their attempts and arrested them. In Tiruvarur, members of the committee staged a protest in Mannargudi opposing the farm bill alleging that the law was nothing but a corporatization of farming sector. Demanding to withdraw the bill, the protesters burnt the copy of bill. Police arrested the protestors. In Thanjavur, farmers affiliated to the Thanjavur District Cauvery Farmers Protection Association broke 38 coconuts in front of the Vinayaka temple in Kumbakonam and prayed to Lord Vinayaka to give knowledge and courage to all the 38 Union ministers to work for the betterment of the farming community.

The Times of India

2020-09-25

Trichy