The farmers held a month-long protest in Delhi which they called off on April 23.
A group of farmers in Tamil Nadu, who resumed their protest yesterday after ending their over a month-long stir in New Delhi to press their demands, today temporarily called off the protest following assurance from Chief Minister K Palaniswami that their demands would be met.
The farmers led by the National South Indian Rivers InterLinking Farmers Association chief P Ayyakannu had staged a protest for 40 days at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to ask for various demands including comprehensive drought relief.
They withdrew the agitation on April 23 after the Chief Minister met them in New Delhi and promised to fulfil their demands. However, they resumed an indefinite protest yesterday alleging Mr Palaniswami had failed to keep his promise.
Mr Ayyakannu today met the chief minister and had a brief interaction with him. After the meeting, Mr Ayyakannu said it was decided to temporarily call off the stir following assurance from the chief minister that the state government would take necessary steps to address their grievances.
"We have decided to withdraw the protest temporarily as he (Palaniswami) has assured us of looking into our demands. If our demands are not met in two months, we will resume our protests," Mr Ayyakannu told reporters. The farmers have been demanding loan waiver, drought-relief package of Rs 40,000 crore and setting up of the Cauvery Management Board among others.