Friday, July 14, 2006

VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS:TWO SONS COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER FATHER’S SUICIDE

VIDARBHA JANANDOLAN SAMITI

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

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REF: -FARMERS SUICIDES URGENT DATED- 14TH JULY, 2006

VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS: 8 MORE SUICIDES REPORTED IN LAST TWO DAYS TAKING TOLL TO 651 (SEE LIST)

THESE ARE INNOCENT VICTIMS OF APATHY OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND BANK OFFICIALS-TWO SONS COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER FATHER’S SUICIDE- VJAS

NAGPUR-14TH JULY-2006,

TOTAL HOSTILE APPROACH OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND BANK OFFICIAL’S APATHY TO TACKLE VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS AND TO CRATE CONFIDENCE IN THE FARMING COMMUNITY AT LARGE WHO ARE IN DISTRESS HAS RESULTED 8 MORE SUICIDES IN LAST TWO DAYS TAKING TOLL TO 651 SINCE JUNE2005 AS REPORTS PUBLISHED IN LOCAL NEWS PAPERS THAT ONE SANDEEP THUL OF VILLAGE MENDHULA IN SAMUDRAPUR TALUKA IN WARDHA HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER HIS FATHER SHANKARRAO THUL COMMITTED SUICIDE ON 13TH JULY MORNING ,BOTH SUICIDES REPORTED TODAY IN LOCAL NEWS PAPERS TODAY(13TH JULY2006) EARLIER ON 12TH JULY ONE SHANKAR KALASKAR OF VILLAGE WEGOAN HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER HIS FATHER BABANRAO KALASKAR COMMITTED SUICIDES. KISHOR TIWARI OF TODAY VISITED WEGOAN AND MEDHULA VILLAGE AND INFORMED THAT BOTH INCIDENCES TOO SERIOUS TO EXPLAIN “WE ARE VERY MUCH DISTURBED WITH DISTRESS PREVAILING IN THE FARMERS OF THE REGION AND NOW ISSUE IS BEYOND THE POLITICAL ARENA OF MAHARASHTRA.VJAS HAS ISSUED THE UP DATED LIST FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDES SINCE JUNE-2005 (SEE LIST).

MORE THAN 44 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 9TH 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 11TH 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 ON WEB SITE. HIGH COURT ORDER OF 11TH JULY 2006 WILL FORCE GOVT. TO GIVE 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.

ON 1ST JULY 2006 INDIAN PRIME MINISTER ONE TO ONE DISCUSSION WITH ALL COLLECTORS AND LEAD BANK MANAGER OF THE ALL DISTRICT OF VIDARBHA AND DR.MANMOHANSHINGHJI HAS ASKED ALL COLLECTORS TO VISIT THE FAMILIES WHOSE BREAD EARNER HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE BUT AFTER PRIME MINISTER VISIT 44 SUICIDES REPORTED IN LAST 12 DAYS BUT COLLECTOR NOT SHOWN VISITED TO THE DOOR STEP OF FAMILY. BANK OFFICIAL IN VIDARBHA ARE NOT GIVING FRESH CROP LOAN TO ILLEGIBLE FARMERS, RECONSTRUCTION OF LOAN TO DEFAULTER FARMERS IS DREAM OF THE DAY. CRACK DOWN AGAINST MONEY LEANDER HAS CREATED MORE AGGRESSIVE EXPLOITATIVE ENVIRONMENT TO THESE COMMUNITY AND THEIR ATTROCITIES AT THE PEAK WITH POLICE PROTECTION TO THESE MONEY LEANDER AT LARGE, KISHOR TIWARI REPORTED. VJAS HAS CALLED FOR AGITATION OF FARMERS ON 24TH JULY-2006 TO PRESS THEIR LONG PENDING DEMANDS

WHICH ARE

(A) COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER

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

VJAS HAS REQUESTED TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO FARMERS BY PROVIDING UNCONDITIONAL CREDIT AND RESTORATION OF COTTON PRICE IN MAHARASHTRA IN ORDER TO STOP THESE SUICIDES, KISHOR TIWARI DEMANDED.

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THANKING YOU,
YOURS TRULY,

KISHOR TIWARI
PRESIDENT
VIDARBHA JANADOLAN SAMITI
CONTACT-MOBILE-09422108846

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