DMK, allies demand withdrawal of Farm Bills, to stage protests across Tamil Nadu on September 28

Tamil Nadu’s principal opposition party, DMK, and its allies will stage protests in all district headquarters on September 28 demanding that the Centre withdraw bills relating to farmers passed in Parliament.

The decision to stage the protest was taken at a meeting of allies chaired by DMK President M K Stalin.

Leaders from Congress, Left parties, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) participated in the meeting during which the farm bills were discussed threadbare. All the above mentioned parties had opposed the bills in Parliament when they came up for discussion and voting.

The meeting also condemned the AIADMK’s stand on the bills and said the legislations have once again put a question mark on "federalism" besides pushing poor farmers to a state of suffering.

"This meeting places on record its strong opposition to the farm bills passed by the Centre which is against the farmers, farm labourers, consumers and the general public and which would cause a setback to progress of agriculture," a resolution passed in the meeting read.

The DMK and Congress have opposed the bills in both houses of parliament and have decided to take the fight to the people. Stalin had issued a long statement on Saturday accusing the BJP of favouring corporates through the legislation and tearing into the AIADMK for supporting the legislation.