Farmers hold black flag protests
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Farmers hold black flag protests
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Coimbatore: Members of the All India Farmers’ Protest Coordination Committee conducted black flag protests in Tirupur district on Monday against the central government’s Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020.“As many as 62 people in Tamil Nadu had sacrificed their lives during the protest demanding free electricity for farmers. The state government decided to provide free electricity only after years of protest. If the legislation is passed, then free electricity provided to farmers, weavers and public will be stopped,” said district secretary of All India Kisan Sabha R Kumar.The farmers also opposed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 and Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Second Amendment Ordinance 2020. They will scrap the minimum support price system and allow traders to fix the price on their own, and to stock produce, Kumar said.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-07-28
Coverage
Coimbatore