In a bid to woo back the agrarian electorate of Central Travancore ahead of the upcoming parliament elections, the Kerala Congress led by P.J. Joseph will campaign to highlight the crisis that has engulfed the State’s rubber plantations.
The regional party, a key constituent of the Congress -led United Democratic front, will take out a march from Kaduthuruthy to Kottayam to highlight the apathy of the Left Democratic Front government in raising the support price for the crop. Kerala Congress executive chairman Mons Joseph will lead the event.
In a statement, Mr. Joseph accused the LDF government of going back from its promise to raise the support price for natural rubber to ₹250. The march will also highlight the farmers’ demand to the Union government for raising it further to ₹300.
