VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDE SPREE TILL CONTINUE-TOLL TOUCHES 882 MARK : HIGH COURT ASKED THAT RELIEF PACKAGE SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED UNDER CHIEF MINISTER

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- 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2006

VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDE SPREE TILL CONTINUE-TOLL TOUCHES 882 MARK : HIGH COURT ASKED THAT RELIEF PACKAGE SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED UNDER CHIEF MINISTER OF MAHARASHTRA

NAGPUR-19TH^D SEPTEMBER -2006,

DIVISIONAL BENCH MUMBAI COURT HAS COME OUT VERY HEAVILY ON CONTINUOUS FAILURE OF MAHARASHTRA GOVT. TO SLOW DOWN SUICIDES OF FARMERS IN VIDARBHA.HON.BLE JUDGES DILIP SINHA AND V.MORE WHILE PASSING ORDER IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION FILED BY KISHOR TIWARI OF VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI ASKED GOVT. TO IMPLEMENT ALL RELIEF PACKAGES UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF MAHRASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER VILASRAO DESHMUKH AND HE SHOULD BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILURE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RELIEF PACKAGES AS ORDERED BY HIGH COURT EARLIER.

HIGH COURT TODAY REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF ALL FACT FINDING REPORTS SUBMITTED BY INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTES AND TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES AND ASKED GOVT. PLEADER WHY RECOMMENDATION OF THESE COMMITTEES TILL NOT IMPLEMENTED .HIGH COURT ASKED MAHARASHTRA GOVT. BRING COMPLETE COMPRESSIVE TIME BOUND PLAN OF ACTION WITHIN 10DAYS .ADV.FIRDOS MIRZA, ADV.VINOD TIWARI AND ADV.SJAY SOMANI APPEARED FOR PETITIONER VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI GOVT. PLEADER BHARATI REPRESENTED GOVT. OF MAHRASHRA.ADV.PRAKASH AMBEDKAR EX-M.P.OF AKOLA AND SENIOR LEADER OF RPI MOVED HIGH COURT TODAY DEMANDING COMPLETE VLOAN WAIVER TO THE FARMERS

WHEN FIRST 18 DAYS OF SEPTEMBER REPORTED 72 SUICIDES AND EARLIER 111 IN AUGUST AND 91 IN JULY THAT’S 274 AFTER THE INDIAN PRIME MINISTER DECLEARED THE SPECIAL PACKAGEOF RS.3750 CRORE TO VIDARBHA SUICIDE PORN DISTRCITS, WE ARE TOTALLY AGREE WITH MAHARASHTRA GOVERNOR THAT PLIGHTS OF VIDARBHA FARMERS IS NATIONAL CONCERN, BUT NOBODY IN THE MAHARASHTRA GOVT. OR INDIAN GOVT. IS TAKING IT SERIOUSLY VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI INFORMED TODAY ON 19^TH SEPTEMBER-2006.

“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 HAS ALREADY DECLEARED IT,S SUPPORT ANY POSITIVE EFFORTS OF GOVT. TO CREATE CONFIDENCE IN THE VIDARBHA AND REMOVAL UNUSUAL DISTRESS PREVAILING IN THE RURAL PART OF WEST VIDARBHA.THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HUMANITY MUST COME TOGETHER AND HELP THESE HELPLESS FARMERS ,HEALING TOUCH IN REAL SENSE IS INDEED NEEDED, KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

ALL TOLL CLAIMS LOCAL ADMISTRATION REGARDING PROVIDING FRESH CERDIT OR THE RELIEF AID ARE TURNED TO BE AN EYE WASH AFTER UPDATE WEBSITE HOSTED BY MAHARAHSTRA GOVT. REGARDING VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDES HIGH COURT ORDER CLEARLY EXPOSES GOVT. APATHY TOWARDS THE RELEASE OF RELIEF MONEY. IN LAST 30 DAYS THERE IS NO PROGRESS IN FRESH CROP LOAN DISBURSEMENT AND RELIED AID DISTRIBUTION BUT THERE IS HIKE IS 160 FARMERS SUICIDES .MAIN AREA OF GROWING DISTRESS IN WEST VIDARBHA IS DEBT AND LOSS MAKING FARMING DUE TO WITHDRAWAL OF ADVANCE BONUS IN COTTON MONOPOLY SCHEME BUT THESE DEMANDS OF COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER AND RESTORATION OF COTTON PRICE IS COMPLETELY TURNED DOWN BY GOVT. RESULTING MORE SUICIDES OF FARMERS.

MASS FARMERS SUICIDES EXPECTED IN WEST VIDARBHA

AS EXISTING PACKAGES SPECIALLY ANNOUNCED FOR WEST VIDARBHA IN ORDER TO CONTROL THESE ON GOING FARMERS SUICIDES ARE NOT TARGETED TO THE REASONS OF DISTRESS IN THE RURAL AREA OF COTTON GROWING REGION MASS SUICIDES OF FARMERS ARE LIKELY TO BE REPORTED IN NEAR FUTURE AS THERE IS NO ADMINISTRATION TO SEE THESES HELPLESS FARMERS AND THERE COMPLETE CURIOS AND HOSTILE CORRUPTION INCREASING DISTRESS AMONG FARMERS,WARNED KISHOR TIWARI. PLIGHTS OF THE FARMERS ARE KNOWN TO EVERYBODY BUT NOBODY IS KEEN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. GOVT SHOULD ANNOUNCE COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER AND COTTON RATE @RS.3000/- PER QUINTAL IMMEDIATELY AS FIRST STEP TO STOP THESE SUICIDE, KISHOR TIWARI DEMANDED.

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