VJAS ASK P.M. TO VIVE REQUISITE RELIEF

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- 12TH JULY, 2006

TO,

HON’BLE PRIME MINISTER,

GOVT. OF INDIA,

7, RCR, NEW DELHI-1

REF-VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS AND ON GOING FARMERS SUICIDES.

SUB- RELIEF AID OF ALL SO CALLED PACKAGES ARE ON PAPERS- DEBT BURDEN FARMERS CONSTRAINED TO COMMITTE SUICIDE DUE TO HOSTILE APPROACH OF ADMINISTRATION AND BANKERS.

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NAGPUR-12TH JULY-2006,

RESPECTED SIRJI,

1.WE ARE INDEBTED FOR YOUR VIDARBHA VISIT AFTER 600 FARMERS SUICIDE BEFORE THE UNION AGRI. MINISTER SHARAD PAWARJI AND CHIEF MINISTER OF MAHARASHTRA VILASRAOJI COULD TIME TO VISIT THE FAMILIES OF FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDES DUE TO VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS ON-30^TH JUNE AND 1^ST JULY-2006.

2.I WANT TO DRAW YOUR KIND ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT AFTER YOUR VIDARBHA FARMER PACKAGE OF SO CALLED RS.3750 CRORE AS ON TODAY IN LAST 10 DAYS MORE THAN 35 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDES TAKING TOTAL TOLL SUICIDES TO 636.I AM ATTACHING THE LIST OF FARMERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDES SINCE 1^ST JUNE-2005.

2.WE ANNOUNCEMENT OF GIVING FRESH CREDIT TO DEBT BURDEN FARMERS HAS BEEN TOTALLY REJECTED BY ALL THE BANKS AS THEY ARE NOT GIVING FRESH CREDIT ILLEGIBLE NEW CASES WHO ARE APPROACHING THE BANKS FOR CROP LOAN. ALL BANKERS ARE AWAITING THE NABARD GUIDE LINES FOR FRESH CROP LOAN.

3.WE UNDER STAND THAT THE VERY STRONG APPOSITION OF UNION AGRI.MINISTER AND UNION FINANCE MINISTER TO THE ORIGINAL DRAFT OF RELIEF PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDED LOAN WAIVER AND REVIVAL OF COTTON MONOPOLY SCHEME WITH RS.2700/- PER QUINTAL PROCUREMENT PRICE TO VIDARBHA COTTON,MADE YOU DELETE THESE ITEMS FROM ANNOUNCEMENT RESULTING THESE SUICIDES.

4. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND UNION AGRI, MINISTRY HAS MANAGED TO DROP RS.500 CRORE PACKAGES FOR FOOD GRAIN CROP FARMING @RS.1000/- PER ACRE AID REPLACING IT WITH SEED REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME.

5.UNDER THESE CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES WE ALSO UNDER STAND THAT YOU ARE NOT READY TO CONTINUE AS PRIME MINISTER WITH THIS HOSTILE CORRUPT TEAM OF MINISTER WHO ARE JUST KEEPING THEIR WASTED INTEREST ALIVE BEFORE YOU STEP DAWN PLEASE ARRANGE TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING TWO MOST NEEDED RELIEF TO VIDARBHA FARMERS THAT-

(A) COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER

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

DUE TO TOTAL NON-COOPERATION FROM YOUR BANKS,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 34 FARMERS SUICIDE IN LAST 10 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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THANKING YOU,
YOURS TRULY,

KISHOR TIWARI
PRESIDENT
VIDARBHA JANADOLAN SAMITI
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