SDPI stages protest against farm laws
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SDPI stages protest against farm laws
Description
Madurai: The members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) staged a demonstration in front of the State Bank of India in West Veli Street on Tuesday urging the central government to withdraw the farm laws. More than 100 functionaries of the party took part in the protest led by the outfit’s Madurai district president Mujibur Rahman. The protesters raised slogans against the central government for depicting the protesting farmers as terrorists and urged it to pay heed to their demands. They also staged a symbolic protest to depict the exploitation of farmers by the corporates while the central government turned a mute spectator. The demonstrators dressed up in the roles of a farmer, a crony capitalist and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They also charged the central government of supporting corporates while ignoring the interests of farmers and ordinary citizens. Police personnel deployed at the protest site arrested the protesters. tnn
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-01-06
Coverage
Madurai