Members of the Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, a farmers’ body, burned copies on Saturday of the three farm laws introduced by the Centre a year ago, demanding their repeal. The protests were held in various parts of the state with the farmers assembling in small groups wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing owing to the pandemic. Recalling the year-long protest by farmers across the country and their sacrifices during the New Delhi stir, the Sangam’s State general secretary P Shanmugam urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to take steps to pass a resolution against the farm laws in the Assembly.

“Our Chief Minister wrote to the Union government recently seeking the withdrawal of the three farm laws for the welfare of the farming community. Stalin should pass a resolution against these legislations in the state Assembly soon,” he said.