Tuesday, July 04, 2006

7 FARMERS SUICIDES REPORTED AFTER PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED VIDARBHA PACKAGE TAKING TOLL 615:VJAS URGED UPA CHAIRMAN SONIA GANDHI TO GIVE TARGETED RELIEF

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI

REGD. OFFICE: 11, TRISARAN SOCIETY, KHAMLA, NAGPUR ¨C 440 025.
PH. 2282447/457 MOBILE-9422108846.

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REF: - FARMERS SUICIDES PRESS-NOTE DATED- 4TH JULY, 2006

7 FARMERS SUICIDES REPORTED AFTER PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED VIDARBHA PACKAGE TAKING TOLL 615:VJAS URGED UPA CHAIRMAN SONIA GANDHI TO GIVE TARGETED RELIEF TO THE FARMERS IN DISTRESS .

NAGPUR-4TH JULY-2006,
VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS HAS FURTHER WORSEN TODAY WHEN NEWS OF 7 MORE SUICIDES REPORTED IN LOCAL NEWS PAPERS AFTER PRIME MINISTER DR.MANMOHANSINGHJI ANNOUNCED RS.3750 CRORE SPECIAL PACKAGE TO WEST VIDARBHA AS THE TOTAL RELIEF AMOUNT WAS MISLEADING AND REAL RELIEF TO THE FARMERS IN DISTRESS IS MISSING

NAMES OF THE FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDES ARE (1)SHIRKANT RANGRAO KALBANDE R/O NIBHORA(LAHE) TALUKA-NANDGOAN DISTT.-AMARAVATI (2)VITHOBA MADHAV HEMANE R/O MAHALGOAN TALUKA-SAWALI DISTT.-CHANDRAPUR(3)NARAYAN VASANT POHARE R/O- URAL TALUKA-BALAPUR DISTT.-AKOLA (4) BHOTU SURA RATHODE R/ORAMPUR(PANDURNA) TALUKA-PUSAD DISTT.-YAVATMAL (5)VIJAY PRABHAKAR JUNGHARE R/O-JALKA TALUKA-CHANDUR (RLY) DISTT.-AMARAVATI (6)SURAJ MAHADEV KANPHADE R/OCHOR MAULI DISTT.-AMARAVATI (7)MS.RAKHI SHIVRUDRA SHELGENWR R/O-SHELGOAN DESHMUKH TALUKA-MEHKAR DISTT.-BULDHANA .TOTAL NUMBER SUICIDES SINCE JUNE2005 HAS REACHED TO THE 615 MARK MOREOVER 75 FARMERS HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDES SINCE JUNE-75 WHICH ALMOST 6 TIMES THAN LAST YEAR SUICIDE NUMBER ON THESE DAYS ,KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

MAIN CAUSE OF DISTRESS IN RURAL VIDARBHA IS DUE TO ECONOMICAL CRISIS AS THERE MAIN CASH CROP COTTON HAS BEEN HUGE LOSS MAKING AND POLICIES OF THE GOVT. HAS CREATED THIS HOSTILE CONDITION .IN MAHARASHTRA DECISION OF THE GOVT. TO STOP GIVING ADVANCE BONUS OF RS.500/- PER QUINTAL HAS WORKED AGAINST THE FARMERS MOREOVER NON AVAILABILITY OF LOW INTEREST CROP LOAN HAS ADDED FUEL IN THE AGRARIAN CRISIS.

THE RESTORATION OF ADVANCE BONUS UNDER MONOPOLY COTTON PROCUREMENT SCHEME AND WAIVER TO ALL OLD DEBT IS THE MAIN DEMAND OF THE FARMERS AND THESE TWO DEMANDS WHERE NOT COVERED IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S RS.3750/- VIDARBHA PACKAGE RESULTED 7 MORE SUICIDES IN REGION,KISHOR TIWARI INFORMED.

WHEN HON,BLE AS PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA DR.MANMOHANSINGH VISITED VIDARBHA ON 30TH JUNE AND 1JULY TO DECLARE SPECIAL PACKAGE TO VIDARBHA FARMERS IN ORDER TO STOP ON GOING SUICIDES,VJAS SUBMITTED INTEGRATED SAVE FARMERS SIX POINT PROGRAMME FOR URGENT IMPLEMENTATION,

"INTEGRATED FARMERS SUICIDE
CONTROL PROGRAMME"

1. AS MORE THAN 90% ARE TAKING CROP-LOAN FROM PRIVATE MONEY LENDERS AS THEY DEFAULTER OF BANK DUE TO VERY OLD DUES HENCE CENTRAL GOVT. SHOULD GIVE RS.5000/- CRORE FOR FARMERS' OLD DEBT ADJUSTMENTS AND FOR FRESH CROP LOAN TO EVERY FARMER IN ORDER TO STOP THEIR EXPLOITATION.

2. CENTRAL GOVT. SHOULD GIVE AT LEAST RS.3000/- CAPITAL MOBILIZATION FUND TO
MAHARASHTRA GOVT. AND DIRECT THEM TO PROCURE RAW COTTON @ RS.3000/- PER QUINTAL UNDER MONOPOLY PROCUREMENT SCHEME.

3. HIKE IN IMPORT DUTY OF COTTON UP TO 60% WITH LISTING OF COTTON UNDER NON-OGL ITEM.

4. SPECIAL SUBSIDY TO ALL FOOD GRAIN CROP FARMING @ RS.5000/-PER ACRES.

5. VIDARBHA RURAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED HENCE CENTRAL HELP OF RS.3000/- FOR RESTORATION OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE IN RURAL VIDARBHA.
6. IN VIDARBHA ONLY 7% FARMERS ARE COVERED UNDER IRRIGATION AND THERE IS RS.5000/- BACKLOG THAT SHOULD BE RELEASED IN THIS SPECIAL PACKAGE.

BUT ALL DEMANDS OF VJAS WERE TURNED DOWN AND GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA TO HON,BLE PRIME MINISTER THAT THESE ARE NOT THE ISSUES OF DISTRESS AND SUICIDE THAT HAS WORKED AGAINST THE VIDARBHA FARMERS. BY NOW SHIFTING FOCUS VJAS URGED UPS CHAIRPERSON SMT. SONIA GANDHI AND BOSS OF DR.MANMOHAN SINGH TO PROVIDE URGENT RELIEF AID TO VIDARBHA FARMERS IN ORDER TO STOP THESE SUICIDES.

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MAHAN JADHAV
SECRETARY
VIDARBHA JANADOLAN SAMITI
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