<p class="title">The government of Kerala announced that steps would be taken to write off loan dues of up to Rs 2 lakh of farmers and to stop cooperative banks from initiating proceedings against loan defaulters under the SARFAESI Act, on Monday.</p>.<p class="title">This comes close on the heels of Congress president Rahul Gandhi seeking the state government's intervention into debt-ridden farmers commuting suicides.</p>.<p class="title">Following the recent suicide of a farmer belonging to his constituency Wayanad, Rahul urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to take steps to address the issues leading to farmers' suicides.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday, the Congress, the Opposition party in Kerala, raised the issue in the state Assembly and also staged a walkout protesting against the government's unwillingness to allow an adjournment motion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister informed the Assembly that all state cooperative banks coming under the RBI would be instructed not to initiate attachment proceedings under the SARFAESI Act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Agriculture minister V S Sunilkumar informed the house that steps to write off agriculture loan dues of up to Rs 2 lakhs would be initiated through the Agriculture Debt Relief Commission.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ever since the Left Front came to power in May 2016, about 15 farmers from the state have committed suicide.</p>
<p class="title">The government of Kerala announced that steps would be taken to write off loan dues of up to Rs 2 lakh of farmers and to stop cooperative banks from initiating proceedings against loan defaulters under the SARFAESI Act, on Monday.</p>.<p class="title">This comes close on the heels of Congress president Rahul Gandhi seeking the state government's intervention into debt-ridden farmers commuting suicides.</p>.<p class="title">Following the recent suicide of a farmer belonging to his constituency Wayanad, Rahul urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to take steps to address the issues leading to farmers' suicides.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday, the Congress, the Opposition party in Kerala, raised the issue in the state Assembly and also staged a walkout protesting against the government's unwillingness to allow an adjournment motion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister informed the Assembly that all state cooperative banks coming under the RBI would be instructed not to initiate attachment proceedings under the SARFAESI Act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Agriculture minister V S Sunilkumar informed the house that steps to write off agriculture loan dues of up to Rs 2 lakhs would be initiated through the Agriculture Debt Relief Commission.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ever since the Left Front came to power in May 2016, about 15 farmers from the state have committed suicide.</p>
