Farmers lay siege to PACB at S. Maraikulam demanding complete waiver of crop loan
Farmers in S. Maraikulam protested at the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Bank demanding a complete waiver of crop loans. The demonstration, led by the Southern Districts Farmers’ Association, was in response to unmet promises from the State Government regarding loan waivers. Protesters have been staging similar actions across the district for several days.
- ▪Farmers affiliated with the Southern Districts Farmers’ Association laid siege to the PACB in S. Maraikulam.
- ▪They demanded a complete waiver of crop loans, citing unmet promises from the State Government.
- ▪The Chief Minister's recent announcement regarding crop loan waivers has disappointed the farmers.
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Farmers affiliated to Southern Districts Farmers’ Association laid siege to the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Bank at S. Maraikulam to highlight their demand for complete waiver of crop loan on Wednesday.The protesters, led by the association Virudhunagar district president, R. Rampandian, also raised slogans against the State Government.The agitators later submitted a petition to the secretary of the PACB seeking waiver of the entire crop loan.The TVK in its election manifest had promised complete waiver of crop loans for the farmers with land holding of less than 5 acres. However, now the crop loan waiver announced by the Chief Minister, C.
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