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Cane farmers plan demonstration

By Our Staff Reporter

THANJAVUR, SEPT. 2. Farmers and leaders of various political parties have decided to stage a demonstration before the Collectorate here on September 21 to protest against privatisation of the State-owned Arignar Anna Sugar Mills at Kurunkulam near here.

The resolution was adopted at a meeting held at Kumbakonam today. Ko.Si. Mani, former Minister and Kumbakonam MLA, presided. Rajangam, Congress president of Thanjavur north district, N. Srinivasan, district secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Chidambaram, secretary, Communist Party of India, and Pon. Kaliyamurthy, district secretary of the farmers' wing of the DMK, participated in the meeting.

Referring to advertisements put up by the operating agency of the mill, Indian Overseas Bank, for change in management of the mill inviting offers for takeover, leasing, amalgamation or merger or any other measures contemplated under Section 18(2) (i) or 18 (1) of the Sick Industrial Companies (special provisions) Act, 1985, for rehabilitating the mill with or without a one-time settlement of dues, the leaders said the mill should continue to be under the control of the State Government.

Another resolution urged co-operative and nationalised banks to disburse crop loans immediately to farmers in the Cauvery delta districts.

Meanwhile, at another meeting in Kurunkulam, 200 farmers and shareholders of the mill decided to approach the High Court to stall the privatisation of the mill. Veeraraghavan, president of the sugarcane producers association of the mill, presided over the meeting.

Rajkumar, a farmer, said a decision had been made at the meeting to file a writ petition in the High Court on behalf of the farmers supplying cane to the mill, to prevent privatisation of the mill.

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