Farm loan waiver: 40 farmers stage road roko, held in Tirunelveli
Farmers in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, staged a protest demanding the waiver of crop loans and the provision of fresh credit. The protesters cited crop losses due to monsoon failure and El-Nino as reasons for their financial distress.
Why it matters
Highlights the ongoing agrarian crisis in India and the political pressure on state governments to fulfill election manifesto promises regarding debt relief.
Farm loan waiver: 40 farmers stage road roko, held in Tirunelveli left Farmers staging road roko on the South Bypass Road at Vannarpet in Tirunelveli on Wednesday. SHAIKMOHIDEEN A A. Shaikmohideen https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/hi7mje/article71608045.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2315_21_10_2026_15_51_21_1_FARMERS_14.JPG SHAIKMOHIDEEN A TIRUNELVELI : TAMIL NADU : 21/10/2026 : Farmers staging road roko on the south bypass road at Vannarpet in Tirunelveli on Wednesday seeking crop credit . PHOTO : SHAIKMOHIDEEN A TIRUNELVELI Police arrested 40 farmers affiliated to All India Kisan Sabha as they staged a road roko at Vannarpet in Palayamkottai on Wednesday demanding waiver of crop loans they had availed and disbursal of fresh loans. The protesting farmers said the TVK government, as promised in its poll manifesto for the 2026 Assembly elections, should waive all crop loans without any rider as most of the farmers had suffered huge crop loss due to monsoon failure in 2025.
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