Rahul Singh & Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Nov 29: Hundreds of Farmers of Great Nicobar Islands have been protesting, since 22nd November 2021, to press their genuine demands of procurement of Copra at Minimum Support Price. Today farmers of Great Nicobar called a Campbell Bay Bandh and Chakka Jam, which was supported by Small Traders Association and General Public. The farmers are also demanded copra procurement center at Campbell Bay.
As per details the protest turned a little aggressive when protesters burnt tyres at Zero Point to express their anguish but other than tyres burning the protest was peaceful.
Later in the evening the protesters moved from Zero Point to AC office of Great Nicobar and decided to continue their protest from the AC office till their demands are fulfilled.
Till now the farmers have not got any kind of response or assurance from the side of Administration for which farmers, most of whom are from ex-serviceman families, are deeply disappointed.
