Farmers protest seeking DPC for paddy
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‘Make private sugar mill pay ₹ 27 crore dues for farmers’
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Members of various farmers associations staged a protest in front of the office of Assistant Director of Agriculture here pressing for a charter of demands, including immediate opening of direct purchase centres for paddy in Virudhunagar district.
The protest was led by Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam, N.A. Ramachandra Raja, the protesters said that though harvesting of paddy that was delayed due to rain has started, the Government has not opened the DPCs.
“While the Government has promised to procure 71 kg of paddy for a minimum support price of ₹ 1,300, the traders were willing to pay only ₹ 1,100. Even that would not be paid immediately,” Mr. Ramachandra Raja said.
Input relief for farmers affected by recent cyclones welcomed
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Farmers organisations have welcomed Chief Minister Edappadi K.Palaniswami’s announcement sanctioning input relief for farmers affected by recent cyclones – Nivar and Burevi. Expressing gratitude to the government for accepting their pleas for increasing the relief given under the disaster relief fund to ₹20,000 from ₹13,500 a hectare, P. R. Pandian, president, Tamil Nadu All Farmers Associations Coordination Committee, observed that for several years the relief given under fund had not been increased. “We have been pressing for a hike taking into account the increase in input and cultivation costs,” he said, expressing delight over the hike in the quantum of compensation.
No letup in protests against farm laws
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Protesters attempt to block rail traffic in Thanjavur and Tiruchi districts
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Members of the Cauvery Rights Retrieval Movement resorting to a rail roko against the three new farm laws at Budalur in Thanjavur district on Saturday.
Protesters attempt to block rail traffic in Thanjavur and Tiruchi districts
About 270 members of Cauvery Rights Retrieval Movement and other farmers organisations were detained after they attempted to block rail traffic in Thanjavur and Tiruchi districts on Saturday. They were protesting against the three new farm laws and to express solidarity with the protesting farmers in Delhi.