111 Tamil Nadu farmers to contest against PM Modi in Varanasi

Tiruchirappalli, Mar 23 After taking their dissents to the National money to feature their protests , Tamil Nadu farmers are preparing for a constituent fight and will document 111 selections from the Varanasi Lok Sabha body electorate from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is challenging.

Tamil Nadu farmers leader P Ayyakannu said Saturday that 111 ranchers from the State will challenge against Modi from Varanasi.

Ayyakannu, who is also also of the National South Indian Rivers Inter-Linking Farmers Association, said the choice to challenge the surveys from Uttar Pradesh was to ask the BJP to incorporate into their pronouncement that their requests, including "gainful costs for ranch produce," would be satisfied.

The farmers head, who spearheaded agitations in Delhi in 2017 for over 100 days, said the "moment they guarantee in their declaration that our demands will be satisfied, we will drop our decision to contest against Modi."

In the event of that not happening, he said they would go ahead and contest against Modi.

The decision to contest polls has the support of farmers all over the place and the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, Ayyakannu said.

Asked why they were raising the interest with BJP alone and not different gatherings like the Congress to incorporate it in their manifestos, he said the BJP was as yet the decision gathering and Modi the Prime Minister.

Parties like the DMK and the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam have guaranteed full advance waiver, which is likewise one of the ranchers' requests, in their statements, he said.

"We are not against the BJP or our PM Modi. Prior to accepting force, Modi ji guaranteed satisfying our requests and guaranteed to twofold our pay.

Indeed, even today he is our Prime Minister and the BJP is the decision party and that is the reason we are making this interest to them."

The leader wondered as to what stopped the saffron party from giving an assurance.

As of now, he stated, he has booked train tickets for 300 farmers to go to Varanasi.

Farmers from districts, including Tiruvannamalai and Tiruchirappalli, will reach Varanasi, he said.

The BJP-drove government at the Centre had guaranteed to fulfill their requests including profitable costs for farm produce, loan waiver from all banks including nationalized, and helpful and Rs 5,000 pension for farmers over 60, Ayyakannu said.

"At the least, let the lone BJP MP from Tamil Nadu Pon Radhakrishnan commit that our promises will be respected in the statement, we may consider reevaluating our choice," he said.

In November 2018, farmers led by Ayyakannu had gone to Delhi with two "skulls," to take part in a kisan rally, saying it belonged to their colleagues who had allegedly committed suicide over debt.