Farmers issue: Cong workers stage demo

Congress workers today staged demonstration at three places in the city in support of the agitating farmers in New Delhi, while nearly 110 party workers were arrested for attempting to stage demos at two places, where permission was not not given.
According to police, nearly 100 party activists gathered in front of South Taluk Office, some carrying plough and grains and raised slogans against the Centre for not giving attention to the agitating farmers for the last 25 days at the national capital demanding a drought relief package of Rs 40,000 crore from the Centre and farm loan waiver.
Similar demonstrations were held at two other places in the city, they said.

Meanwhile, a Erode report said more than 200 farmers belonging to Kalingarayan Farmers Forum observed a day's fast at Karumanmdampalayam village in the district expressing solidarity with the agitating farmers in New Delhi.