Farmers Movement Archive

Bharat bandh: Farmers, trade union members stage protest

Coimbatore: Hundreds of farmers and various trade union members besieged the Coimbatore railway junction as part of ‘Bharat bandh’ on Monday, demanding the Union government to withdraw the three new farm laws. The city police detained 480 protesters, who were later let off.The joint action committee of all trade unions and a few farmers associations from Coimbatore organized the demonstration at the Coimbatore railway junction. As many as 480 protesters gathered in front of the railway junction, where more than 100 police personnel were deployed. The protestors managed to reach the entrance of the railway junction and raised slogans against the Union government for implementing three new farm laws.They demanded the central government to withdraw the farm laws and withdraw the new labour laws. “The Centre has been privatizing public sectors and such acts should be stopped. Customs taxes on fuels (petrol, diesel) should be removed and the Union government should take steps to reduce the price of LPG,” a protester said.Coimbatore MP PR Natarajan, former MLA Arumugam, S Palanisamy from CPI’s Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam and members of various trade unions participated in the protest. “We will intensify the protest if the Union government fails to withdraw the three farm laws,” Palanisamy said.As many as 63 members of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) blocked road at Town Hall to condemn the Union government.Similarly, 60 members of Manithaneya Jananayaka Katchi staged a protest at Ukkadam. Thousands of autorickshaws were not operated from 6am to 6pm as part of the bandh in Coimbatore district.Tirupur police arrested around 300 members of CITU, AITUC, INTUC and LPF for staging a demonstration in front of Tirupur railway station. They tried to enter inside the railway station. However, the Tirupur city police blocked them.

The Times of India

2021-09-28

Coimbatore