FARMERS SUICIDE TOLL CROSSED 700 MARK- HUNDREDS OF WIDOWS URGED PRIME MINISTER TO SAVE THEIR KIDS

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI

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

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REF: - FARMERS AGITATION PRESS-NOTE DATED- 1 AUGUST, 2006

FARMERS SUICIDE TOLL CROSSED 700 MARK- HUNDREDS OF WIDOWS URGED PRIME MINISTER TO SAVE THEIR KIDS (SEE PHOTO)

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NAGPUR-1^ST AUGUST-2006,

ON 31^ST JULY AT PANDHARKAWADA IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT OF VIDARBHA PROTEST RALLY OF WIDOWS AND RELATIVE OF FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDES HAS PASSED RESOLUTION THAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF INDIAN PRIME MINISTER THAT HE HAS GIVEN RS.50 LACS TO EACH COLLECTOR OF SIX DISTRICTS OF WEST VIDARBHA TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF AID HAS NOT REACHED TO THE SINGLE FAMILY OF FARMERS AND URGED PRIME MINISTER TO SAVE THEIR LIFE. THE REQUEST LETTER WRITTEN BY THE WIDOWS OF FARMERS TO THE INDIAN PRIME MINISTER HAS THROWN LIGHT ON THEIR PLIGHT AND ASKED HIM TO STOP THEIR STARVATION, INFORMED KISHOR TIWARI OF VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI WHO ORGNISED THIS PROTEST RALLY TODAY.

IT IS ALSO DECIDED IN THE RALLY THAT ALL WIDOWS WILL MARCH IN ID PARADE ON 15^TH MARCH INDEPENDENCE DAY TO BRING ATTENTION OF INDIAN GOVT. REGARDING CONTINUOUS APATHY STATE ADMINISTRATION EVEN THOUGH PRIME MINISTER AHS ARRANGED RELIEF AID FROM HIS RELIEF FUND. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION TILL HAS NOT REACHED THE FARMER’S FAMILIES WHO ARE IN DISTRESS, KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

VIDARBHA FARMERS DISTRESS HAS TAKEN IT’S PEAK IN LAST MONTH HAS REPORTED AS MANY AS 90 SUICIDES WHICH IS HIGHEST IN LAST TEN YEAR SINCE WE ARE KEEPING SUICIDE RECORD, KISHOR TIWARI ACTIVIST OF LOCAL PRESSURE GROUP VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI REPORTED TODAY HENCE SINCE JUNE-2005 TOTAL TALLY OF FARMERS COMMITTING SUICIDES HAS CROSSED 700 MARK TODAY.

MORE THAN 2 MILLION COTTON GROWERS OF WEST VIDARBHA IN MAHARASHTRA (INDIA) ARE FACING AGRARIAN CRISIS AND ARE COMMITTING SUICIDE SINCE 1999 BUT SINCE JUNE 2005 NUMBERS OF SUICIDES HAS INCREASED A LOT AND DAILY 1 TO 2 SUICIDES ARE BEING REPORTED MORE OVER LAST TWO MONTHS DAILY AVERAGE OF FARMERS SUICIDE IS MORE THAN 3.THE MAIN REASON OF FARMERS SUICIDE IS THAT THEIR MAIN CASH CROP HAS BEEN KILLER CROP DUE WRONG POLICIES OF GOVT.,THE INTRODUCTION FREE TRADE IN WTO REGIME COUPLED WITH MASS TRIAL PERMISSION OF G.M SEED OF AMERICAN COMPANY MONSANTO IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF SUICIDE BUT ALL RELIEF PACKAGE OF GOVT. IS KEEPING SALIENT OF THESE ISSUES RESULTING MORE SUICIDE,KISHOR TIWARI INFORMED TODAY.

AS MOST OF 2 MILLION FARMERS OF WEST VIDARBHA ARE DEBT TRAP DUE CONTINUOUS LOSS IN COTTON FARMING, THE ISSUE OF FRESH CREDIT OF INDIAN BANK HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED MORE OVER PRICE PROTECTION TO THE COTTON CROP HAS ALSO BEEN WITHDRAWN UNDER PRESSURE FROM WORLD BANK IN ORDER TO PROTECT AMERICAN COTTON GROWERS WHO GETTING MORE THAN 2.5 BILLION US DOLLAR EXPORT SUBSIDY AND DUMPING THE RAW COTTON IN INDIA AT THROW AWAY PRICE. VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI HAS DEMANDING THAT THE COMPLETE BAN ON G.M. SEED AND AMERICAN COTTON IN INDIA BUT THEIR DEMANDS ARE NOT BEING CONSIDERED RESULTING DAILY 3 TO4 COTTON GROWERS SUICIDE,KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

VJAS DEMANDS THAT IN ORDER TO PROTECT INNOCENT COTTON FARMERS LIVES, GOVT. OF SHOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON REAL REDRESSEL TARGET AS DEMANDED BY LOCAL ACTIVIST GROUPS.

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