AIADMK General Secretary EPS Demands Direct Paddy Procurement Support

The AIADMK leader also criticized the current administration for failing to clear pending state-advised bonus dues for sugarcane farmers, reminding the government of its pre-election commitments. Palaniswami warned that if immediate remedial measures, including transit compensation for affected delta farmers, are not announced within the next 48 hours, the AIADMK will organize state-wide protests outside district collectorates.

Agricultural department officials clarified that procurement centers are being scaled up incrementally based on moisture readings and harvesting schedules reported by district collectors. However, farmer unions have echoed EPS's concerns, emphasizing that swift intervention is vital to safeguard rural livelihoods as agricultural credit repayments come due at the end of the current financial quarter.