Protests staged in Coimbatore, Tiruppur against Central government policies

Close to 4,500 radical took portion successful protestation organised successful Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) against the Central authorities for its anti-labour and anti-farmer policies.

As antheral arsenic 2,227 people, including 541 women, staged protests astatine 8 locations successful Coimbatore territory and 2,276 workers took portion successful the protests held successful Tiruppur district. They protested against the 4 labour codes, draught Seed Act, and truthful connected and demanded minimum wages of ₹26,000 for each workers.

Members of the National Federation of Indian Women, All India Youth Federation, All India Students’ Federation, and Tamil Nadu Oppressed People’s Movement staged a obstruction roko successful Coimbatore arsenic portion of the nation-wide protests. In Tiruppur, astir 25% workers abstained from enactment astatine the units located astatine SIDCO concern estates.