ANOTHER 5 FARMERS SUICIDES TAKING TOLL TO 631- NOW 23 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER PRIME MINISTER VIDARBHA PACKAGE ANNOUNCEMENT

VIDARBHA JANANDOLAN 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- 8TH JULY, 2006

ANOTHER 5 FARMERS SUICIDES TAKING TOLL TO 631- NOW 23 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER PRIME MINISTER VIDARBHA PACKAGE ANNOUNCEMENT :VJAS TO START “SAVE FARMER MOVEMENT” FROM 24^TH JULY-2006 (SEE LIST)

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NAGPUR-8TH JULY-2006,
FEAR OF TRIGGERING MORE SUICIDES IF INDIAN PRIME MINISTER’S VIDARBHA TOUR AND DISAPPOINTMENT WITH RELIEF PACKAGE HAS COME TRUE AS AVERAGE NUMBER OF SUICIDES HAS BEEN UP FROM 3 TO 5 FARMERS SUICIDES PER DAY. AS PER REPORTS PUBLISHED IN LAST 7 DAYS 23 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDES TAKING TOLL OF FARMERS SUICIDE TO 631 SINCE -JUNE-2005. IN LAST 24 HOURS 5 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDES ,THEY ARE INDETIFIED AS

(1)GULAB HARIDAS VAGADE R/O VILLAGE-MEGHAPUR IN RALEGOAN TALUKA IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT

(2)AMOL MADHAV PATIL R/O OF RAJURA –BAZAR IN CHANDUR –RLY TALUKA OF AMARAVATI DISTT.

(3)SANDIP SUKHADEV NAVADE R/O WAKHOLI IN HINGANGHAT TALUKA OF WARDHA DISTT.

(4)JIVAN DASHRATH DHANE R/O VAHALD IN SAWALI TALUKA OF CHANDRAPUR DISTT.

(5)VIJAY ATTARAM PARDHI R/O-DHAMANGOAN IN BRAHMPURI TALUKAOF GADCHIROLI DISTT.

EARLIER ON 6^TH JULY THESE ARE F THE FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDES ARE-
(6)AMBAJI JAIRAM JAGTAP R/O OF SHIVANI TALUKA & DISTT.-AKOLA
(7)BAJILALA BABU BUESHINGE R/O AMRARI TALUKA-CHIKHALDHARA DISTT.AMARAVATI
(8)VASANT MAROTI SHINDE R/O GOLWALWADI TALUKA-MANGRULPIR DISTT.WASHIM.
(9)AMBADAS SHRAVAN MANE R/O BHAMRAJA TALUKA & DISTT.-YAVATMAL
(10)VIJAY VITHAL JURE R/O LALKHED TALUJA -DARWHA DISTT.-YAVTMAL

EARLIER ON 5TH JULY

(11)BHIVAJI UDEBHAN BHAGAT (BACKWARD CLASS-S.C.) R/O HANPANKHEDA TALUKA MALEGOAN DISTT.YAVATMAL.(12)VITHAL NAMAJI SHINDE R/O-GRAM JUMDA TALUKA-WASHIM IN WASHIM DISTT.(13)BHAGWANTABAI SURYABHAN GAWARALE R/O-NIBHORA(BODKHA)TALUAKA- DHAMANGOAN RLY WHERE PRIMR MINISTER VISITED ON 30^TH JUNE 2006 IN AMARAVATI DISTT.(14)KISHOR WASUDEV DHONDEKAR R/OUMRA TALUKA-AKOT DISTT.-AKOLA(15)CHANADRAKALABAI ACHUTTRAO DESHMUKH R/O RAHERI(BZ)TALUKA SINDHAKHEDRAJA DISTT.-BULDHANA(16)KAKASAHEB MAHOHAR KALDATE A PROGRESSIVE WELKNOWN FARMER OF VILLAGE SHIRPUR IN KALAMB TALUKA IN YAVATMAL DISTT.

SUICIDES 0N 1-2-3 & 4 JULY-2006

(17)SHIRKANT RANGRAO KALBANDE R/O NIBHORA(LAHE) TALUKA-NANDGOAN DISTT.-AMARAVATI (187)VITHOBA MADHAV HEMANE R/O MAHALGOAN TALUKA-SAWALI DISTT.-CHANDRAPUR(19)NARAYAN VASANT POHARE R/O- URAL TALUKA-BALAPUR DISTT.-AKOLA(20) BHOTU SURA RATHODE R/ORAMPUR(PANDURNA) TALUKA-PUSAD DISTT.-YAVATMAL (21)VIJAY PRABHAKAR JUNGHARE R/O-JALKA TALUKA-CHANDUR (RLY) DISTT.-AMARAVATI(22)SURAJ MAHADEV KANPHADE R/OCHOR MAULI DISTT.-AMARAVATI (23)MS.RAKHI SHIVRUDRA SHELGENWR R/O-SHELGOAN DESHMUKH TALUKA-MEHKAR DISTT.-BULDHANA COMMITTED SUICIDE SINCE 1^ST JULY-2006. HENCE TOTAL NUMBER SUICIDES SINCE JUNE2005 HAS REACHED TO THE 631MARK,KISHOR TIWARI INFORMED TODAY.

AS MAIN DEMANDS OF COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER AND COTTON PROCUREMENT RATE HIKE TO THE RS.3000/- PER QUINTAL ARE MISSING IN THE PRIME MINISTER RELIEF PACKAGE, THE SUICIDES TRIGGERED IN THE VIDARBHA AFTER PM.’S VISIT.

THE FREQUENT ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MARASHATRA CHIEF MINISTER THAT LOAN WAIVER AND REVIVAL OF COTTON MONOPOLY SCHEME IS NOT POSSIBLE IS ADDING FUEL IN VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS,KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

AS BANK ARE NOT KEEN TO GIVE ANY LOAN COTTON GROWERS IN WEST VIDARBHA MORE HOSTILE ADMINISTRATION COMPLETELY FAILED TO CONVEY THE MESSSAGE OF INDIAN PRIME MINISTER TO LOWER RANKING OFFICERS .
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.

VJAS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THEY WILL START “SAVE FARMER AGITATION” FROM 24 JULY-2006 MONDAY TO PUSH MAIN DEMANDS OF COTTON GROWERS OF VIDARBHA REGION THAT THE RESTORATION OF ADVANCE BONUS UNDER MONOPOLY COTTON PROCUREMENT SCHEME AND WAIVER TO ALL OLD DEBT. OFFICIALS IN MAHARASHTRA AND MANAGERS OF BANKS HAVE SHOWN PRIME MINISTER INSTRUCTION OF NAGPUR RAJBHAVAN MEETING TO DUST BIN AS AFTER 23 FARMERS SUICIDE IN LAST 6 DAYS NON OF OFFICIALS VISITED PLACE OF SUICIDE AND BANKER ARE NOT READY TO GIVE FRESH CREDIT COTTON GROWER EVEN THOUGH THEY ELIGIBLE FOR FRESH CROP LOAN ,KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

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