Farmers’ association petitions Minister
The Hindu
Members of the Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association (unaffiliated with political parties) petitioned Minister for Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan on Monday demanding compensation for a deceased f
Members of the Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association (unaffiliated with political parties) petitioned Minister for Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan on Monday demanding compensation for a deceased farmer. Alleging that farmer R. Kanagaraj, a resident of Kullampalayam village near Pongalur, died on June 25 after a nationalised bank did not allow withdrawal of cash for medical treatment, the members staged a demonstration outside the bank’s Kethanur branch on Monday. Association’s district president M. Eswaran said that the police held talks with the protesters and persuaded them to petition the district administration. He said that Mr. Saminathan visited Palladam on Monday afternoon along with District Collector S. Vineeth as part of an official visit, during which the members submitted their demands. The Minister assured action in a week’s time, Mr. Eswaran said.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.