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Demanding emergence successful rearing rates, merchandise of those among them who person been arrested by the constabulary nether “false charges”, poultry farmers continued their hunger protestation for the 2nd time astatine Avinashipalayam successful Tiruppur territory connected Tuesday.
The constabulary had, successful caller days, arrested the laminitis of Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Protection Association Easan Murugasamy and different functionaries of the relation from assorted parts of the district, connected the charges of obstructing the broiler companies from supplying chicks to poultry farms.
The protesters astatine Avinashipalayam, demanding the merchandise of the astir 22 arrested farmers, were taken into custody and brought to Tiruppur Government Medical College Hospital for wellness check-up. After they were fto off, the protesters continued their agitation successful beforehand of the infirmary and subsequently shifted to Avinashipalayam.
They alleged that the authorities had arrested Mr. Easan Murugasamy and different functionaries of the relation astatine the behest of the firm broiler companies to forestall their information successful the tripartite talks convened connected January 21, 2026 (Wednesday) by the Government involving the poultry farmers and the broiler companies for a treatment connected the demands.
The protesting farmers are besides demanding an result for the inam onshore imbroglio. The protesters asserted that their non-violent combat for justness cannot beryllium stifled nether the provisions of the Constitution.
The farmers who person been connected a onslaught since the commencement of the period are definite that the broiler companies volition person to budge inevitably since the 45-day gestation of the rearing of broiler chickenhearted is bound to origin a immense request crisis. The request of the farmers is for a rise successful the rearing complaint from ₹6.50 to ₹15 per kg for broiler chicken, ₹20 per kg for state chickenhearted and ₹5 per vertebrate for quail.
The contention of the farmers is that their request is justified factoring successful the steep emergence successful the outgo of coir pith, and energy charges. The poultry farmers are besides opposed to calculation of value of the vertebrate connected the ground of Feed Conversion Ratio.
