As campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls entering the next phase with the completion of filing of nominations, candidates contesting in the mostly-agrarian Pollachi constituency have assured farmers of meeting their long-pending demands.
Being a region known for coconut and coir production, candidates of major political parties are promising better packages for the sector.
Speaking to reporters in Pollachi, AIADMK’s A. Karthikeyan said that fall in the price of coconut and allied products has been a concern for farmers for several years. He also assured of voicing these concerns of the farmers in the Centre, seeking a revamp of the sector.
