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Udhayanidhi seeks timeline for crop loan waiver in TN
Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday demanded the Tamil Nadu government specify a timeline for its election promise of a full crop loan waiver. Speaking on a calling attention motion…
The Story in Brief
Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday demanded the Tamil Nadu government specify a timeline for its election promise of a full crop loan waiver. Speaking on a calling attention motion on the Cauvery water dispute, he recalled the TVK manifesto pledge and said farmers protesting across the state see it as a key demand.
He also urged the government to declare Cauvery delta districts drought-hit and provide relief for kuruvai crop losses, calling the ₹134 crore special package inadequate. Udhayanidhi told Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay that reading newspapers does not substitute for meeting farmers' representatives directly.
The Indian Opinion
The Cauvery delta farmer is caught between poll promises and packages. The TVK promised full loan waiver, yet the ₹134 crore package is dismissed as routine. Both sides must stop trading newspaper-reading jibes and define what 'relief' means. The real test: will the government call that delta farmers' meeting before the next kuruvai sowing season? And if it does, will Udhayanidhi attend with a concrete demand, not just a clock?
Source: thehindu.com
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