Farmers Movement Archive

Crop loan waiver a stunt: TNCC chief

Trichy: Tamil Nadu Congress committee (TNCC) president K S Alagiri has termed the waiver of crop loan by CM Edappadi K Palaniswami as a political stunt and not keeping the farmers in mind. He also slammed the BJP government at the Centre for enacting the three farm laws.Addressing a public meeting titled plough yatra of farmers, organised by TNCC at Musiri here on Saturday, he said M K Stalin had promised to waive crop loan as the first thing to do after coming to power. “After the demand by all opposition parties through protests, Edappadi has announced the waiver. You have not done it for farmers. You are doing it for politics and for preventing the opposition parties from gaining strength.” He added that the people of Tamil Nadu are aware that the welfare of farmers was not the real intention behind it. Congress MP Su Thirunavukkarasar was conspicuous by his absence at the meeting held in his own constituency. Alleging that AIADMK government supported the ‘anti-agrarian’ bills passed by the BJP government, the TNCC president said the TNCC would stand for the cause of change of guard at the Centre and the state. Alagiri recalled the stay order given by SC on Madras HC directing CBI to probe allegations of graft against EPS. “I wonder why CBI failed to try to vacate the stay even after a long time,” he said. AICC general secretary Sanjay Dutt slammed EPS for “announcing the crop loan waiver knowing well that they will be dethroned.” TNN

The Times of India

2021-02-07

Trichy