Farmers of Tamil Nadu who had employed drama and histrionics in their protest-forms to catch media attention in Delhi recently, were a disappointed lot after the apex court verdict on loan waive off.
The Supreme Court has stayed the Madras High Court’s order on farmer loan waiver. Farmers have long been protesting demanding loan waiver due to drought.
Earlier, the High Court had directed the Tamil Nadu government to waive off farmer loans from cooperative societies but this too had been stayed by the Apex Court.
They had protested in Delhi with skulls drawing the attention of the nation towards their plight. Their demands included state drought package of Rs 40,000 crore, waiver of farmer loans and formation of Cauvery management board.