Agitating Tamil Nadu farmers return from New Delhi
After a 41 day long protest in the National capital, farmers from Tamil Nadu temporarily had called off their protest after assurance given by the state chief minister K. Palanisamy.
Along with all others, farmers reached Chennai Central early in the morning after staging a protest in Delhi for 41 days. (EPS | Romani Agarwal)
The Farmers were demanding a drought relief package of Rs 40,000 crore from the Centre for Tamil Nadu, farm loan waiver, setting up of the Cauvery Management Board and the unification of rivers among others. (EPS | Romani Agarwal)
The protest which was called off till May 25th witnessed bizarre demonstrations at Jantar Mantar grabbing the national headlines of the country. (EPS | Romani Agarwal)
Tamils from every walk of life like students, politicians, celebrities and social workers all had come, joining the farmers protest in Delhi to show solidarity with them. (EPS | Romani Agarwal)
On April 17th, an all-party meeting convened by the DMK called for a Tamil Nadu bandh on April 25 to press the Centre and the State government to take immediate steps to address the issues of farmers reeling under acute drought and crop loss. (EPS | Romani Agarwal)
After a 41 day long protest in the National capital, Tamil Nadu farmers had temporarily called off their protest on April 23rd after assurance given by the chief minister K. Palaniswamy. (EPS | Romani Agarwal)
All parties along with farmers, who had staged protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, staged protest supporting the cause in Egmore. (EPS | Romani Agarwal)