NOW BJP PRESIDENT RAJNATH SINGH TO VISIT KOLZARI BUT VILLAGERS TILL WAITING RELIEF AID: VJAS ACCUSES IT’S NDA & BJP POLICIES RESULTING SUICIDE

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 URGENT DATED- 13TH JULY, 2006

-VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS: 4 MORE SUICIDES REPORTED TAKING TOLL TO 647 (SEE LIST)

NOW BJP PRESIDENT RAJNATH SINGH TO VISIT KOLZARI BUT VILLAGERS TILL WAITING RELIEF AID: VJAS ACCUSES IT’S NDA & BJP POLICIES RESULTING FARMERS SUICIDES: KOLZARI IS READY TO RECEIVE RAJNATH SINGH TO GET ANSWERS NDA ANTI-FARMERS POLICIES

NAGPUR-13TH JULY-2006,

VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS WORSEN FURTHER AS 4 MORE SUICIDE REPORTED IN LOCAL NEWS PAPERS TODAY(13^TH JULY2006) TAKING TOLL SUICIDES SINCE JUNE 2005 TO 647(SEE LIST).

MORE THAN 40 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDES IN VIDARBHA AFTER INDIAN PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED VERY SPECIAL PACKAGE TO VIDARBHA FARMERS AMOUNTING TO THE TUNE OF RS.3750 CRORE EARLIER TO THIS PACKAGE MAHARASHTRA STATE GOVT. DECLARED ON 9^TH DECEMBER-2005 VIDARBHA FARMERS PACKAGE OF RS.1076 CRORE WHEN FARMERS SUICIDE TOLL WAS ONLY 165 BUT ACTUAL RELIEF WAS NOT GIVEN TO THE FARMERS AND PACKAGE WAS MUCH MORE ON PAPER ONLY RESULTING MORE THAN 470 SUICIDES AFTER ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST PACKAGE FORCING PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT VIDARBHA ON 30JUNE & 1 ST JULY,2006.

VJAS PRESIDENT HAS MOVED ON 11^TH JULY-2006 NAGPUR DIVISIONAL BENCH OF MUMBAI HIGH COURT THAT GOVT. IS GIVING MISLEADING DATA REGARDING RELIEF AID AND THEN HIGH COURT HAS ORDERED MAHARASHTRA GOVT. TO FURNISH ALL DETAILS OF RELIEF MORE OVER HOST ALL THESE DATA WEB SITE. HIGH COURT ORDER OF 11^TH JULY 2006 WILL FORCE GOVT. TO THE FACT AND FIGURES OF ACTUAL RELIEF AID TO THE VIDARBHA FARMERS MORE OVER THIS WILL ANSWER TO LARGELY ASKED QUESTION “WHY VIDARBHA COTTON GROWERS ARE COMMITTING SUICIDES !” KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

BJP HAS NO MORALITY TO BLAME UPA GOVT. FOR FARMER’S SUICIDES

VJAS TO ASKED BJP PRESIDENT WHO IS VISITING KOLZARI VILLAGE TO SEE GOSAWI PAWAR’S FAMILY WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE ON 8^TH MAY 2006 AND PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA DR.MAMOHAN SINGHJI COULD NOT VISIT KOLZARI DUE TO PRESSURE FROM GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA THAT-

1. IT WAS BJP WHO LIFTED QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTION ON IMPORT AND EXPORT AGRICULTURE GOODS IN 2002 UNDER THE PRESSURE FROM WTO AND AMERICA RESULTING PRICE VOLATILITY IN AGRI SECTOR & UNCERTAINTY COTTON PRICING MARKET.

2. IT WAS BJP WHO ALLOWED MORE 1.2 MILLION IMPORT COTTON BELLS RESULTING COLLAPSE OF INDIAN COTTON MARKET MORE OVER DROP IN COTTON RATES AFTER 2004 IS RESULT OF THAT FREE COTTON IMPORT IS THE REAL REASON VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS.

3. IT WAS BJP WHO GRANTED PERMISSION FOR MASS TRAILS OF G.M. COTTON SEED POPULARLY KNOWN AS MONSANTO B.T. COTTON SEED RESULTING TOTAL COLLAPSE OF COTTON FARMER’S ECONOMY IN VIDARBHA.

4. IT WAS BJP RULED NDA AGRI. MINISTER WHO WROTE IN JUNE 2003 THAT AS PER LETTER OF PLANNING COMMISSION OF INDIA WROTE TO GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA TO CLOSE COTTON MONOPOLY SCHEME. VJAS HAS ASKED BJP PRESIDENT RAJNATH SINGH TO APOLIGE VIDARBHA FARMERS FOR THESE SUICIDES WHICH ARE RESULT OF ANTI FARMERS POLICIES OF NDA GOVT. BJP SHOULD START AGITATION FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO MOST NEEDED RELIEF TO VIDARBHA FARMERS THAT-

(A) COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER

(B) RESTORATION COTTON PRICE RS.2700/- PER QUINTAL.

KOLZARI VILLAGERS ARE PLANNING TO GET ANSWERS ASKED BY VJAS WHEN BJP PRESIDENT RAJNATH SINGH IS VISITING THIS VILLAGE ON 15^TH JULY-2006

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