FARMERS SUICIDE TOLL AT 680- THOUSANDS OF FARMERS TO MARCH NEW DELHI ON 15TH AUGUST INDEPENDENCE DAY TO DEMAND COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER

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 AGITATION PRESS-NOTE DATED- 24 TH JULY, 2006

FARMERS SUICIDE TOLL AT 680- THOUSANDS OF FARMERS TO MARCH NEW DELHI ON 15^TH AUGUST INDEPENDENCE DAY TO DEMAND COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER & HIKE COTTON PROCUREMENT RATE IN PROTEST AGITATION TODAY(PL SEE PHOTO)

PANDHARKAWADA -24TH JULY-2006,

TODAY AT PANDHARKAWADA IN REMOTE PART OF YAVATMAL DISTRICT OF VIDARBHA, THOUSAND FARMERS AND TRIBAL TODAY PASSED RESOLUTION TO MARCH NEW DELHI ON 15^TH AUGUST INDEPENDENCE DAY TO PROTEST APATHY OF ADMINISTRATION TOWARDS THE ON GOING SUICIDES THEY WERE PARTICIPATING IN DHARANA AGITATION AS MORE VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDES REPORTED ON 24^TH JULY TAKING TOLL TO 680 SINCE JUNE 2005 AND, ALL ACTIVIST AND POLITICAL PARTIES WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TODAY’S AGITATION HAVE PASSED RESOLUTION THAT ALL PENDING LOAN ON COTTON FARMERS OF VIDARBHA REGION SHOULD BE WAIVED OFF AND COTTON MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE SHOULD BE HIKE TO RS.3000/- PER QUINTAL AND MORE TRIBAL FARMERS SUICIDES HAVE BEEN REPORTED DUE TO CONTINUOUS STARVATION OF THEIR FAMILIES DEMAND OF GIVING FRESH FOOD-GRAIN LOAN WHICH KNOWN AS “KHAWATI” SUPPLY SHOULD BE STARTED WITH OUT DELAY, KISHOR TIWARI CONVENER OF “SAVE FARMER” AGITATION INFORMED TODAY IN PRESS RELEASE.

TODAY ON 24^TH JULY AT PANDHARKAWADA IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT OF VIDARBHA MASSIVE FARMERS PROTEST RALLY WAS ORGNAISED SENIOR LEADER OF FARMERS MOVEMENT VIJAY JAWANDHIA,CHNDRAKANT WANKHEDE,PROF.KAMAL KARWA,EX-MLA ANNASAHEB PARVEKAR,EX-M.P.OF YAVATMAL RAJABHAU THAKARE,MAHARASHTRA STATE YOUTH CONGRESS COMMITTEE SECRETARY SANJAY WAJURKAR,DISTRICT PRESIDENT OF SHETKARI SANGHATANA NITIN DESHMUKH,GONWANA GANTANTRA PARTY CHIEF NIRANJAN MESRAM ARE MAIN LEADERS WHO ADDRESSED THE RALLY ,KISHOR TIWARI FUTHER INFORMED.

SHIALESH THAKURE DISTRICT UP-PRAMUKHA OF SHIVSENA ,MANGESH RUIKAR,YAVTMAL DISTRICT UNIT GENERAL SECRETARY OF BJP ,BALASAHEB NIVAL DISTRICT CHIEF OF SWATANTRA BHARAT PARTY,ANIL TIWARI CIVIC CHIEF OF PANDHARKAWDA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL,TUKARAM MESHRAM AND NIRANJAN ADE BOTH Z.P.MEMBERS,SHIHARI KATTEWAR,CHAIRMAN .KELAPUR PANCHAYAT SAMITI,SHIWAREDDY CHAIRMAN KELAPUR COTTON MARKET HAVE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MASS AGITATION TODAY ,KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

VIDARBHA FARMERS DISTRESS HAS TAKEN ITS PEAK WHEN IN JULY MAXIMUM 78 SUICIDES REPORTED WHICH IS HIGHEST IN LAST TEN YEAR SINCE WE ARE KEEPING SUICIDE RECORD, KISHOR TIWARI ACTIVIST OF LOCAL PRESSURE GROUP VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI TOLD IN RALLY TODAY.

PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA SHOULD TAKE REASONABILITY IF BACK UP SUPPORT SYSTEM IN FINANCIAL SECTOR FAILED TO PROTECT THE FARMERS AND TAKE CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO STOP ON GOING SUICIDES AS HIS RELIEF PACKAGE HAS BEEN FAILED TO CURE THE COTTON GROWERS PROBLEM VIJAY JAWANDHIA,FARM ACTIVIST DEMANDED IN THE RALLY .

VIJAY JAWANDHIA AND CHANDRAKANT WANKHEDE THE SENIOR FARM ACTIVIST OF VIDARBHA HAVE PUT THE MAIN DEMANDS OF COTTON GROWERS WHICH ARE

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.1000/-PER ACRES.

5.THOUSAND OF TRIBAL WHO ARE REPORTED THE CRISIS OF MAL NUTRITION HAVE DEMANDED FRESH KAWATI SUPPLY AS PER HIGH COURT ORDER IN ORDER TO AVOID STARVATION DEATH OF TRIBAL FARMERS OF THESE REGION.

ACCORDING MAHAN JADHAV, BHIMRAO NAITAM, SURESH BOLENWAR, HANMATRAO MADIKUNTAWAR AND MORESHWAR WATILE MORE THAN 10000 FARMERS HAS TAKEN PART IN THIS MASSIVE RALLY, NITIN KAMBLE ONE THE CO-CONVENOR OF THIS “SAVE FARMER” AGITATION TOLD MEDIA PERSONS TODAY.

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