Saturday, September 02, 2006

VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDE SPREE TILL CONTINUE-TOLL TOUCHES 815 MARK : FED UP WITH LONG WAIT FUND FROM CENTRE ,LOCAL ADMINISTRATION PUT “ART OF LIVIN

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI

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

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REF: - FARMERS SUICIDES PRESS-NOTE DATED- 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2006

VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDE SPREE TILL CONTINUE-TOLL TOUCHES 815 MARK : FED UP WITH LONG WAIT FUND FROM CENTRE ,LOCAL ADMINISTRATION PUT “ART OF LIVING” SPIRITUAL CLASSES TO SLOW DOWN SUICIDES-VJAS TO SUPPORT “ART OF LIVING” EFFORTS.

NAGPUR-2ND SEPTEMBER -2006,

HAVING FAILED TO GET ANY FUND FOR RELIEF WORK FROM MOST PUBLISHED RS.3750 CRORE PRIME MINISTER PACKAGE TO SIX SUICIDE PORN DISTRICT OF WEST VIDARBHA ,LOCAL ADMINISTRATION HAS NOW PUT SPIRITUAL ORGANIZATION “ART OF LIVING” IN TO OPERATION TO REMOVE PREVAILING DISTRESS IN THE FARMERS RESULTING MORE THAN 200 SUICIDES OF VIDARBHA.

“WHAT IS WRONG IS THESE EFFORTS, INFACT SLOWING DOWN SUICIDES IN VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS IS NEED OF THE HOUR” KISHOR TIWARI FARM ACTIVIST AND LEADER OF SMALL COTTON FARMERS PRESSURE GROUP VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI INFORMED IN A PRESS RELEASE TODAY.VJAS WILL SUPPORT “ART OF LIVING” CONFIDENCE RESTORATION EFFORTS AND REMOVAL UNUSUAL DISTRESS IS UP MOST PRIORITY OF THIS CRISIS TIME, KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

BUT EARLIER EFFORTS OF KRITANS AND PRAVACHANS HAS NOT WORKED AT ALL, BIG PUBLISHED GOVT. SPONSORED YATRA OF INDORE BASED BHAYUJI MAHARAJ HAS FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE SUICIDES IN LAST APRIL-MAY MONTH OF 2006.THIS SHOULD BE INSTRUMENT OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION TO DIVERT THIS MAIN ISSUE OF FARMERS SUICIDES THAT ANTI-FARMERS POLICIES OF STATE HAS CREATED HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT IN RURAL VIDARBHA WHICH HAS ACCUMULATED THIS DISTRESS, RESULTING DAILY SUICIDES, KISHOR TIWARI INFORMED.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN RURAL VIDARBHA THAT INCLUDE FARMING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL GOVERNANCE IS DUE TO WRONG POLICIES IMPLEMENTED BY THE GOVT., HOW SPIRITUAL LEADER CAN RESTORE THESE SUPPORT SYSTEM UNLESS ADMINISTRATION STARS CORRECTING IT,KISHOR TIWARI ASKED.



THEN WHAT IMMEDIATE SOLUTION TO THIS VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS ,WHEN EVERY BODY ASKED US ,AS IT’S PROBLEM RELATED TO 70% POPULATION OF INDIA THE PACKAGES FORMULA WILL NOT WORKED, GOVT. OF INDIA HAS TO CHANGE THE POLICIES WHICH ARE WORKING AGAINST OF FARMERS AT LARGE COTTON GROWERS IN PARTICULAR .WE HAVE BEEN DEMANDING FRESH CREDIT TO ALL FARMERS ,HIKE IN PROCUREMENT PRICE OF RAW COTTON IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE THEN COMPLETE BAN ON IMPORTED COTTON SEED, PESTICIDE ,FERTILIZER AND RAW COTTON BELLS. BUT NON POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDIA ARE PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON GOVT. ON THESE DEMANDS MORE OVER UPA GOVT. IS RUNNING THE SAME AGENDA OF OLD NDA GOVT. WHEN PRIME MINISTER VISITED VIDARBHA,VJAS SUBMITTED "INTEGRATED FARMERS SUICIDE
CONTROL PROGRAMME" WHICH WAS COVERING FOLLOWING DEMANDS

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.5000/-PER ACRES.

5. VIDARBHA RURAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED HENCE CENTRAL HELP OF RS.3000/- FOR RESTORATION OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE IN RURAL VIDARBHA.


6. IN VIDARBHA ONLY 7% FARMERS ARE COVERED UNDER IRRIGATION AND THERE IS RS.5000/- BACKLOG THAT SHOULD BE RELEASED IN THIS SPECIAL PACKAGE.

AS ALL DEMANDS WERE SHOWN DUSTBIN THE RESULT IS BEFORE US THAT IN LAST FORTNIGHT MAXIMUM SUICIDE HAVE BEEN REPORTED, KISHOR TIWARI INFORMED.

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THANKING YOU,
YOURS TRULY,


KISHOR TIWARI

PRESIDENT
VIDARBHA JANADOLAN SAMITI
CONTACT-MOBILE-09422108846

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