Thirumandankudi sugarcane farmers wind up agitation
The Tamil Nadu Sugarcane Farmers Association has withdrawn the yearlong agitation due to parliamentary elections
The more than a yearlong relay demonstration of the Tamil Nadu Sugarcane Farmers Association (affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Farmers Association of the Communist Party of India – Marxist) at Thirumandankudi in Thanjavur district was withdrawn on Wednesday citing the ongoing parliamentary elections.
Disclosing this in a press release, State general secretary, TNSFA, Ravindran said the decision to withdraw the agitation was taken to ‘dethrone’ the antifarmer BJP Government at the Centre and to support the nominees of INDIA Block in the parliamentary elections to ensure the formation of a secular government at the Centre.
All pending issues would be resolved through negotiations with the district administration and the State government after the general elections, he added.
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