In an unanticipated or new challenge to PM Narendra Modi, who will be contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi, around 111 farmers from Tamil Nadu have decided to fight the electoral battle against the Prime Minister and file nominations from the city. After taking their protests to the National capital to highlight their demands, Tamil Nadu farmers are gearing up for an electoral battle and will file nominations from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency and directly challenged PM Modi from where he is contesting.
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Tamil Nadu farmers leader P Ayyakannu told PTI on Saturday that 111 farmers from the state will contest against Modi from Varanasi. Mr. Ayyakannu, who is also president of the National South Indian Rivers Inter-Linking Farmers Association, said the decision to contest the polls from Uttar Pradesh was to urge the BJP to include in their manifesto their demands, including "profitable prices for farm produce," would be fulfilled.
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 everywhere and the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, Ayyakannu said. When asked why they were raising the demand with BJP only and not with other parties like Congress to incorporate it in their manifestos, Ayyakannu said the Bhartiya Janata Party was still the ruling party & Modi, the Prime Minister of the country. He said the Narendra Modi government at the Centre had promised to fulfill their demands that included gainful prices for farm produce, loan waiver from all banks – nationalized & cooperative and Rs 5,000 pension for farmers above 60.
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