Coimbatore: Pressure prevailed on the farmer’s grievance redressal assembly on Friday after collector GS Sameeran was irked over the behaviour of a functionary of Vivasayigal Sangam and requested him to depart the assembly.
The month-to-month farmer’s grievance redressal assembly happened on the collectorate within the metropolis.
Talking on the assembly, state common secretary of Vivasayigal Sangam (non-communal, non-religious, non-political) P Kandasamy mentioned, “I got here to the district collectorate with farmers and petitioned the district collector.”
“However neither I received any receipt nor any reply from the district administration,” he alleged. Instantly, Sameeran replied that a receipt can be given, and acceptable motion can be taken on the petition.
Nonetheless, Kandasamy continued his tirade and alleged that the petition submitted to the collector was of no use. The collector requested Kandamsamy to not disrupt the assembly. “If he continues to disturb the assembly, I gained’t permit him to take part within the subsequent farmer’s grievance redressal assembly,” warned the collector.
However Kandasamy didn’t budge and went on making allegations towards the district administration. The collector shot again saying that the assembly was meant to debate the calls for of farmers. “However this sort of behaviour will now not be tolerated,” Sameeran mentioned and requested Kandasamy to depart the assembly corridor.
Kandasamy left the assembly corridor in a jiffy, and his supporters adopted swimsuit instantly. Later, Kandasamy instructed reporters that he and his affiliation members gained’t take part within the redressal assembly in future until the current collector serves in Coimbatore. Nonetheless, functionaries and members of different farmers’ associations stayed put within the assembly.
Senthilkumar, a member of the agriculture productiveness committee, Coimbatore, mentioned that aside from agricultural loans, the officers ought to examine the supply of pesticides and seeds on the agricultural co-operative society.
Sameeran mentioned the district administration had acted towards individuals who illegally withdrew water from the PAP canal.