Waive off all agricultural loan
Save Farmer's Life
Tamil Nadu farmers meet Agriculture Minister, say will continue protest
New Delhi, April 11 : They bite rats, snakes and even stripped naked outside the Prime Minister’s office; however farmers from Tamil Nadu, some even protesting with the skulls of their kin, continue facing apathy, they say.
On Tuesday, after 29 days of protest, a delegation of six farmers lead by P. Ayyakannu met the Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.
“The minister said that our demands will be met but the protest will continue till the demands are actually met,” said one protester.
The farmers say that due to the drought for last 10 years which became more severe since last four years, they could hardly cultivate any crops.
They have been demanding loan waivers, drought relief packages and formation of a Cauvery management board to resolve the irrigation issues faced by the farmers.
Farmers say that due to the drought their crops failed for thr last four years and they are unable to repay the loan they had taken.
For More Details : Click Here.
