‘Farmers’ bodies should be called for all-party meeting’

Trichy | Wednesday | 21st February, 2018

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So that they must be called for the all-party meeting who could share their grievances and give constructive suggestions for that, farmers said.“Delta farmers are the worst affected due to the shortage of water for the last six years. We have lost a lot and more than 300 farmers lost their lives due to crop failure. Trichy: Members of farming bodies and farmers urged the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami that they should also be invited to participate at the meeting convened by the chief minister on February 22, on Thursday.It was the farmers who had lost a lot. "I would participate in the meeting if I would be called", he stated. So, we are the people who should be called for the all-party meeting”, said the state organiser of the farmers’ wing of Tamil Manila Congress, Puliyur A Nagarajan.K Shankar, a farmer from Papanasam in Thanjavur district said that they have explained all their odds to the functionaries of farmers associations..