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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Tiruppur farmers put on hold decision to boycott Uzhavar Sandhais after authorities promise action against encroachers
Farmers selling their produce in Tiruppur North and Tiruppur South 'Uzhavar Sandhais' in the city limits on Friday decided to put on hold their boycott decision that was provoked by the presence of encroachers outside the markets, after talks with the authorities. At the meeting chaired by M.P. Amith, Commissioner of Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation, and attended by officials of the Police, Highways and Agricultural Marketing departments, the farmers were assured of action for removal of encroachments in the next three days. The grouse of the farmers was that full-time vegetable vendors hindered their business by putting up shops in encroached space along Palladam Road in front of the Tiruppur South Uzhavar Sandhai and along Perumanallur Road in front of Tiruppur North Uzhavar Sandhai. Notices were issued to the vendors occupying the encroached space on Friday, and announcements were made over public address system instructing them to vacate over the next three days. The farmers had decided to boycott the Uzhavar Sandhais as the presence of the vegetable vendors defied the very purpose of the scheme that envisaged reasonable returns for the farmers without the involvement of middlemen. Since the vegetable vendors also conducted their business at the timings of Uzhavar Sandhais, the transactions of farmers were severely impacted, according to the representations made on several occasions to the authorities. The farmers, who are worried that their livelihood is at stake, look for concerted action by the Revenue, Police, and Highways Departments and the Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation, Ramesh, State Coordinator - Uzhavar Sandhai, Tamil Nadu Farmers' Protection Association, said. The scheme introduced by the DMK government in the past was now being weakened in its own dispensation, he rued. In the absence of action by the authorities well before the visit of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to Tiruppur on August 11, farmers will express their dismay by scattering vegetables on the roads, Mr. Ramesh warned.
The Hindu
11-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
The AIADMK government was voted out because it was against farmers: Stalin
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Wednesday that farmers had voted out the previous AIADMK government because it had acted against their interests. At the inauguration of a two-day agricultural exhibition organised by the Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops near the Vijayamangalam toll gate at Perundurai, he said the AIADMK had supported three controversial farm laws introduced by the Union government and betrayed farmers in every possible way. 'Such political weeds must be uprooted from the country,' he said. Mr. Stalin said 128 'Uzhavar Sandhais' were closed when the AIADMK was in power. After the DMK assumed office, these markets were revived and 16 new ones were established to boost the incomes of farmers. 'Unlike the previous rulers, the Dravidian Model government will always protect your interests. Our 2.0 government will return after the next election,' he said. He said the State government's schemes helped to produce a record 458 lakh metric tonnes of grain over four years, with productivity rising from 2,735 kg a hectare in 2020-21 to 2,871 kg a hectare in 2024-25. He attributed this growth to the State's first-ever dedicated agriculture budget. Mr. Stalin said ₹62,352 crore had been disbursed in crop loans and free electricity connections had been given to 1.87 lakh farmers so far, against the target of 2 lakh. 'We have spent ₹26,523 crore on free electricity supply alone,' he said. Without naming anyone, he added, 'We're not fake farmers who wear towels on their shoulders; we are the first to stand in solidarity with farmers.' The State, he said, gave away ₹1,630 crore in compensation for crop damage and ₹5,720 crore to 32 lakh farmers under the crop insurance scheme in the past four years. He also listed the key projects implemented in Erode: the Turmeric Research Station, the renovation of the Lower Bhavani Project Canal, the construction of eight check-dams across the Bhavani, and the implementation of the Athikadavu-Avinashi Project. Mr. Stalin inaugurated 16 projects completed at a cost of ₹15.70 crore, laid the foundation for 11 projects costing ₹159.53 crore, and distributed ₹25.41 crore in welfare assistance to 4,524 beneficiaries. Ministers E.V. Velu, M.R.K. Panneerselvam, S. Muthusamy, M.P. Saminathan, and N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj; MPs and MLAs; Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara; and officials were present.
