Source: The New Indian Express
Farmers from Tamil Nadu arrived Delhi on Sunday to resume their protest demanding for loan waiver and drought-relief package. Over 70 farmers tried to stage a protest near PM’s residence but were later taken to Parliament Street police station.
“Our demands were not met as promised by Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami and Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan. So we have decided to resume our protest for another 100 days,” farmers’ leader P Ayyakannu said.
Farmers from Tamil Nadu have earlier protested for over a month demanding a drought relief package of Rs 40,000 crore, farm loan waiver and setting up of Cauvery Management Board by the Centre.
They will join an indefinite protest after their counterparts, taking part in ‘Kisan Mukti Yatra’, reach Jantar Mantar here on July 18.
The group led by Ayyakannu had in March staged novel protests by holding human skulls outside the prime minister’s house, stripping naked outside the president’s and drinking urine.