VIDARBHA REPORTS 300 TH VICTIMS OF AGRARIAN CRISIS AFTER PRIME MINISTER PACKAGE

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI

REGD. OFFICE: 11, TRISARAN SOCIETY, KHAMLA, NAGPUR - 440 025.
PH. 2282457 MOBILE-9422108846 kishortiwari@yahoo.com.

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REF: - FARMERS SUICIDES PRESS-NOTE DATED- 23RD SEPTEMBER 2006

VIDARBHA REPORTS 300 TH VICTIMS OF AGRARIAN CRISIS AFTER PRIME MINISTER PACKAGE : FAILED TO BOOST MORALE OF DEBT AND FOOD STARVED FARMERS NOW ADMINISTRATION IS GIVING "ART OF LIVING" CLASSES TO CORRUPT OFFICERS- VJAS ASKED ART OF LIVING GURUS TO STOP GOVT. FUNDED TAMAHSA.

NAGPUR-23RD-SEPTEMBER 23, 2006



ANOTHER DEBT AND FOOD STARVED YOUNG COTTON FARMER PRABHAKAR RANGRAO NILGILWAR (32) OF THE BOARDER VILLAGE RUDHA IN KELAPUR TALUKA OF YAVATMAL DISTT. COMMITTED SUICIDES TODAY BECOME 300TH VICTIMS OF ON GOING VIDARBH AGRARIAN AFTER 1ST JULY-2006 ON WHICH INDIAN PRIME MINISTER HAS ANNOUNCED RS.3750 CRORE PACKAGE TO STOP FARMER'S SUICIDES BUT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN.

IN THIS MONTH SEPTEMBER –99

LAST AUGUST- 111

LAST JULY-90
TOTAL-300



ACCIDENTALLY THIS IS 902ND SUICIDES IN VIDARBHA SINCE JUNE 2006 ACCORDING TO SUICIDE REGISTER OF VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI BUT FARMERS SUICIDES NUMBER ON MAHARASHTRA GOVT.'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE IS MUCH MORE THAN VJAS SUICIDE FIGURE AS SINCE JAN,2006 IN SIX DISTRICTS OF VIDARBHA MORETHAN 950 SUICIDES HAVE RECORDED BY ADMINISTRATION WHICH IS MUCHMORE SHOCKING, INFORMED KISHOR TIWARI OF VJAS IN PRES RELEASE TODAY.

TO DIVERT MEDIA ATTENTION FROM MAIN ECONOMIC ISSUES LOCAL ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN TRYING TO RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOR REMOVING DISTRESS PREVAILING IN THE FARMER'S .INITIALLY INDORE BASE "BHAYUJI MAHARAJ" HIGH PROFILE YATRA WAS ORGANISED IN THE MAY AFTER THAT RS. 3MILLION HIGHLY PUBLICISED GOVT. FUNDED "ART OF LIVING" TRAINING PROGRAMME STARTED IN LAST MONTH BUT SUICIDE RATE TRIGGER MORE IN THIS PERIOD AND MORE THAN 200 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDES WHILE RELIGIOUS LEADER WERE REMOVING DISTRESS AMONG THE DEBT BURDEN FARMERS. HAVING FAILED TO BOOST MORALE OF STARVED FARMERS NOW ADMINISTRATION HAS SHIFTED IT FOCUS TO GIVE RELIGIOUS TRAINING IT'S CORRUPT OFFICER WHO ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SUICIDES ,KISHORTIWARI ALLIGED.

BLOCKING OF RELIEF AID AND APATHY OF STATE IS ADDING THE SUICIDES DAY BY DAY,AS RELIEF PACKAGE HAS NOT BEEN TARGETED TO BASIC ISSUE OF AGRARIAN CRISIS WHICH ARE COTTON PRICE RESTORETION ,LOAN WAIVER AND REVAIVING THE SECONDARY SUPPORT SYSTEM LIKE HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION ,EMPLOYMENT AND CREDITABLE GOVERNANCE, KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

NOW WE HAVE BEEN FED UP BY DAILY ADDING THE PLIGHTS WIDOWS OF FARMERS IN VIDARBHA AS NEITHER MEDIA NOR ADMINISTRATION TAKES IT SERIOUSLY ,SAYS KISHOR TIWARI.

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MOHAN JADHAV

SECRETARY

VIDARBH JANANDOALAN SAMITI

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