‘Farm bills are for corporate firms’
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Title
‘Farm bills are for corporate firms’
Description
Democratic Youth Federation of India members staged a protest near K. Pudur bus stand here on Sunday, condemning the three farm bills that were recently passed in the parliament. The protesters said these bills were ‘anti-farmers’ and were in favour of corporate conglomerates. They also demanded cancellation of admissions for medical aspirants based on the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. “Conducting NEET is against the interests of students from underprivileged families. Hence, the admissions must be conducted based on their marks in Class 12 examinations,” said S. Saravanakumar, one of the protesters. Tirunelveli Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi staged a demonstration in Tirunelveli pressing the Centre to withdraw the farm bills “that would destroy the livelihood of farmers in the country.” The protest was led by the party’s district secretary, S. Nizamdeen. The agitators also opposed the New Education Policy and the move to make education a State subject. They also demanded scrapping of NEET “which will dash the dream of poor students to become doctors.” The cadre also pressed for beedi companies to provide relief to workers affected due to COVID-19 lockdown.
Publisher
The Hindu
Date
2020-09-28
Coverage
Madurai,TAMIL NADU