101 FARMERS SUICIDES IN OCTOBER TAKING TOLL TO 1038

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI

REGD. OFFICE: 11, TRISARAN SOCIETY, KHAMALA, NAGPUR - 440 025.
PH. 2282447/457 MOBILE-9422108846. vidarbha@gmail.com

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REF: - FARMERS SUICIDES VERY-URGENT- PRESS-NOTE DATED- 28TH OCTOBER, 2006

101 FARMERS SUICIDES IN OCTOBER TAKING TOLL TO 1038

VIDARBHA REPORTS 500 SUICIDES IN THIS KHARIF SEASON: FARMERS TO START INDEFINITE FAST UNTO DEATH AGITATION FROM 6^TH NOVEMBER

NAGPUR-28TH OCTOBER -2006,

101 MORE DEBT-RIDDEN FARMERS HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN VIDARBHA REGION OF MAHARASHTRA IN MONTH OCTOBER AT TIME OF DASARA-DIWALI FESTIVALS

THE DECEASED ARE IDENTIFIED AS

1	SACHIM SHANKAR MAHALE	1-OCT-06	SINDHKHED	AKOLA
2	RAJENDRA MOTIRAM MAROTKAR	1-OCT-06	MENDALA	NAGPUR
	AMAR GAJANAN RAUT	1-OCT-06	HANMATKHED	WASHIM
3	SHESHRAO TUKARAM WANKHEDE	1-OCT-06	CHITUR	WARDHA
4	SHANKAR PARASRAM JAMKAR	2-OCT-06	HANMATKHED	WASHIM
5	GANGARAM BARURAO MESHARAM	2-OCT-06	SAIKHEDA	YAVATMAL
6	DILIP RAMESH KAWADE	3-OCT-06	KUND	BULDHANA
7	ASHOK RAMAJI NEHARE	3-OCT-06	AMBHORA	NAGPUR
8	MADHAV ZOLBAZI MADAKE	4-OCT-06	YAVARDI	WASHIM
9	SHANKAR GULAB DHADSE	4-OCT-06	WADVIRA	NAGPUR
10	SHRAVAN SAKHARAM KAPALE	4-OCT-06	JAMOD	BULDHANA
11	SHRIRAM KESHAV RATHODE	4-OCT-06	JARANG	YAVATMAL
12	BABAN SAKHARAM SHIRSAT	5-OCT-06	EKLARA	BULDHANA
13	RAGHUNATH NAMDEO CHAVAN	5-OCT-06	SELU	YAVATMAL
14	SAHEBRAO DEVAJI NARKHEDE	5-OCT-06	TALEGOAN	WARDHA
15	SHALIKRAM SUKHRAM BHALAREKAR	5-OCT-06	SHIRPUR	AMARAVATI
16	GULAB DAULAT GORADE	6-OCT-06	MORWAD	WASHIM
17	NAVNATH RAMRAP GUDHE	6-OCT-06	GRAMRANRAOWADI	WASHIM
18	VILAS SHANKAR YEDAKE	6-OCT-06	SHELGOAN(DESH)	BULDHANA
19	KHUSHAL RAGHOJI GAWANDE	6-OCT-06	SATPHAL	YAVATMAL
20	GOPAL PANDURANG MAMANE	6-OCT-06	JAWALA	BULDHANA
21	MADHAV VITHOBA SANAP	7-OCT-06	KANDHARI	BULDHANA
22	MANOHAR JANRAO TAIWADE	7-OCT-06	WAGHOLI	AMARAVATI
23	RAMDAS RAMCHANDRA SAKSULE	7-OCT-06	MAULI	AMARAVATI
24	MADHUKAR MAHADEV NEWARE	8-OCT-06	KHAIRGOAN	YAVATMAL
25	BHAGWATI GAJANAN ROTHODE	8-OCT-06	BRAMHANWADA	YAVATMAL
26	RAJU TULSIRAM KHANDARE	8-OCT-06	PIMPALGOAN	BULDHANA
27	PANDURANG SADASHIV GIRADKAR	8-OCT-06	NARSAPUR	YAVATMAL
28	MANOHAR SHRORAM LICHAD	8-OCT-06	KADGAWAN	AMARAVATI
29	BHIMBAI NANU GAIKWAD	8-OCT-06	PIMPALKHEDA	YAVATMAL
30	SUDHAKAR BAPU PATHRE	9-OCT-06	BELORA	AMARAVATI
31	PRAKASH RAMAJI SHINDE	9-OCT-06	TAKLI	YAVATMAL
32	VINOD NATHU JADHAV	10-OCT-06	CHANDAPUR	YAVATMAL
33	NARAYAN SADASHIV WANKHEDE	10-OCT-06	BAROLA	WASHIM
34	GANESH NAMDEV BAND	10-OCT-06	MAZOD	AKOLA
35	PRAKASH UKANDRAO GOWATE	10-OCT-06	SARWADI	WARDHA
36	GAHESH HANUMA THAKURE	11-OCT-06	KHAR	AMARAVATI
37	NARNADA UMALA CHAVAN	11-OCT-06	JAM-BASU	AKOLA
38	GANESHWAMAN DAYGIRE	11-OCT-06	PARKHED	BULDHANA
39	SANJAY GOVIND JIRAPURE	12-OCT-06	KHEDA	WASHIM
40	DEVAKIBAI MITTU RATHODE	12-OCT-06	WARDALI	YAVATMAL
41	PUNDLIK MAHADEV GAIKI	12-OCT-06	DONGAR-YAWALI	AMARAVATI
42	BHAURAO ANNA DHENGARE	12-OCT-06	SINDUR	CHANDRAPUR
43	NARAD NANJI RAHANGADE	13-OCT-06	SALEBHATI	GONDIA
44	SUVARNA GAJENDRA SAPKAL	14-OCT-06	PALASKHED	BULDHANA
45	SAHEBRAO BHARATAJI BHADAKE	14-OCT-06	NARSAPUR	WARDHA
46	PRASHANT PANDURANGHADOLE	15-OCT-06	KANEHRI-GAWALI	AKOLA
47	SHEIKH RAHIM SHEIKH SHAKUR	15-OCT-06	WADEGOAN	AKOLA
48	ASHOK MAHADEV WANKHEDE	15-OCT-06	BORDI	AKOLA
49	ANKAR VASANT SHANWARE	15-OCT-06	TAKALKHED	AMARAVATI
50	NARAYAN LAXMAN SHEWALE	15-OCT-06	CHANDAS	AKOLA
51	PRABHAKAR ARJUNBORKAR	15-OCT-06	PAYGOAN	BULDHANA
52	DASHRATH NAMDEV INGALE	15-OCT-06	KHRDA	BULDHANA
53	GAJAN NAMDEV NALE	16-OCT-06	SHEDOLA	AMARAVATI
54	MURLIDHAR ZINGAJI SHINGANE	16-OCT-06	PATHARKHED	BULDHANA
55	CHANDRABHGA VITHOBAJI THAKARE	16-OCT-06	CHINCHOLI	WARDHA
56	ANATRAO BAPU TAYADE	17-OCT-06	KAULKHED-JAHANGIR	AKOLA
57	CHANDRABHAN MADHUJI KANGALE	17-OCT-06	RAMPUR-KASAR	AMARAVATI
58	VASANT SITARAM PIMPARE	18-OCT-06	SONURLI	YAVATMAL
59	GANPAT SHANKAR DHEGALE	18-OCT-06	BORDA	YAVATMAL
60	VASUDEV LAXMAN TOMASKAR	19-OCT-06	NERI	WARDHA
61	TAJRAO ONKAR PATIL	20-OCT-06	GAWAL	BULDHANA
62	RAJARAMRAMKRISHANA BADE	20-OCT-06	WADODA	BULDHANA
63	SUBHADRA MAHADEV HAJARE	21-0CT-06	A/	WARDHA
64	PRASHANT PUNDLIK LONKAR	21-OCT-06	WADHONA	WARDHA
65	BHAURAO GANABA SHANHANE	21-OCT	JAWARABORI	CHANDRAPUR
66	VIJAY MADHUKAR BALBHUDHE	21-OCT	MAJARBAGAL	YAVATMAL
67	PRAKASH GOVIND DEWADE	22-OCT	KAPA	CHANDRAPUR
68	JITENDRA DADRAP RAUT	22-OCT-06	KARLI	WASHIM
69	JAGDISH PUNDLIK DAWALE	22-OCT-06	TALEGOAN	WARDHA
70	PRAHALD NATHU KADY	23-OCT-06	BELORA	AMARAVATI
71	RAMESHWAR RAMRAO POPHALE	23-OCT-06	CHINCHALA	WASHIM
72	HANUMAN NARAYAN KOTHE	23-OCT-06	SARAI	YAVATMAL
73	MAHADEV UDHEBHAN LOKHANDE	23-OCT-06	SATHEPHAL	YAVATMAL
74	GOVARDHAN VISHAWANATH MAHALLE	23-OCT-06	CHICHGOAN	YAVATMAL
75	BABARAO NANAJI DATARKAR	24-OCT-06	DAHEGOAN	YAVATMAL
76	DIGAMBAR DEVRAO NAVHARE	24-OCT-06	WANIKELKHEDA	AMARAVATI
77	UTTAM BAJIRAO MUDE	24-OCT-06	BHAMBHORA	AMARAVATI
78	SUKHALAL RAMLAL SHETE	24-OCT-06	KHAPARKHED	BULDHANA
79	BABARAO BALIRAM KOLTAKKE	24-OCT-06	AGAR	AKOLA
80	VASANT MADHU DHOTE	24-OCT-06	WAMDHALI	CHANDRAPUR
81	VASUDEV RAMCHANDRA KUNDALKAR	24-OCT-06	PETH MANGRULI	AMARAVATI
82	ANIL RAMAJI DIGHE	24-OCT-06	ADEGOAN	WARDHA
83	PUSHOTTAM KISAN BORKAR	24-OCT-06	SAWALI	CHANDRAPUR
84	GOWARDHAN BAKSHI CHAVAN	25-OCT-06	JODMOHA	YAVATMAL
85	RAJU RAMKRISHNA BATUWAR	25-OCT-06	PATANBORI	YAVATMAL
86	TIKARAMDAGLU HIVRALE	25-OCT-06	CHICHOLI	AKOLA
87	TUKARAM RAMJI CHAVAN	25-OCT-06	SAKHARKHERDA	BULDHANA
88	GANESH VISHNATH AGLAWE	25-OCT-06	ESOLI	BULDHANA
89	SHRIKANT GANGADHAR JAGTAP	25-OCT-06	KHARANGANA	WARDHA
90	CHINDAMAN PUNJABRAO GUJARMRE	25-OCT-06	TAMASWADI	NAGPUR
91	MADHUKAR KISAN KOLASKAR	25-OCT-06	MANA	AKOLA
92	GANESH HIRIBHAU RAJANE	26-OCT-06	ADOL	BULDHANA
93	LAXMIBAI BAPURAO GAIKWAD	26-OCT-06	GANJEGOAN	YAVATMAL
94	SHRIRAMMEHTAB RATHODE	26-OCT-06	KHERDA	AKOLA
95	NATTHU GOBARA CHAVAN	26-OCT-06	LOHARA	YAVATMAL
96	MAHDEV YASHWANT DABHADE	26-OCT-06	JAWARA	AMARAVATI
97	SHARAD PANJABRAO BOBADE	26-OCT-06	SAWALAPUR	AMARAVATI
98	KRISHNNA ONKAR GHULE	26-OCT-06	AKOLA	AKOLA
99	DINKAR LAXMAN MAHALLE	27-OCT-06	RAJANDA	AKOLA
100	BABULAL SUKHADEV MOHITE	27-OCT-06	NAGTHANA	AKOLA
101	DIGABAR TUKARAM NAGARE	27-OCT-06	BHABULGOAN	WASHIM

WITH THIS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUICIDES BY FARMERS IN THE REGION SINCE JUNE LAST YEAR HAS RISEN TO 1038 AND AFTER PRIME MINISTER VISIT 432, VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI CLAIMED.

VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS HAS BEEN HAS TAKEN VERY SERIOUS TURN WHEN FIRST 150 DAYS RECORDED 500 FARMERS’ SUICIDES OF THIS KHARIF SEASON HERE IS COMPARISON TABLE OF FARMER’S SUICIDE

KHARIF 2005	KHARIF-2006
JUNE- 16	JUNE- 77
JULY- 11	JULY- 90
AUGUST-18	AUGUST- 111
SEPTEMBER- 25	SEPTEMBER- 125
OCTOBER TILL 27TH.- 15	OCTOBER TILL 27TH- 101
TOTAL- 84	TATAL- 509

VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDES HAS BEEN A ACCUMULATED EFFECT OF COLLAPSE OF COTTON ECONOMY OF WEST VIDARBHA IN LAST DECADE, GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA HAS PUT THE SHOCKING DATA OF FARMER SUICIDE OF SIX DISTRICT OF WEST VIDARBHA ON IT’S WEB SITE THAT SUICIDES REPORTED IN 2006 ARE 20 TIMES MORE THAN IT WAS IN 2001,HERE ARE DETAILS

HTTP://WWW.VNSS-MISSION.GOV.IN/DOCS/SUICIDE.PDF

YEAR	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
SUICIDES	49	105	143	441	429	1065

VJAS TO START INDEFINITE FAST UNTO DEATH AGITATION FROM 6^TH OF NOVEMBER

IN ORDER TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF GOVT. AND SLOW DOWN SUICIDE RATE VIDRBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI LEADER KISHOR TIWARI ALONG WITH HUNDRED OF FARMERS WILL START INDEFINITE FAST UNTO DEATH AGITATION FROM 6^TH NOVEMBER TO DEMAND RESTORATION COTTON MONOPOLY SCHEME WITH ADVANCE BONUS @2700/- AND COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER TO VIDARBHA FARMERS AS THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER THAT GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA WILL START IT’S COTTON PROCUREMENT BY 15 NOVEMBER THAT IS ALMOST AFTER ONE MONTH @ OF RS.1900/- HAS BEEN SHOCKING NEWS FOR COTTON GROWERS AND MORE THAN 60 FARMERS SUICIDE HAVE REPORTED IN LAST 10 DAYS

AS MASSIVE SUICIDES SPIRAL HAS PUT ADMINISTRATION IN FIX AND ALL PACKAGES PROVIDED BY INDIAN PRIME MINISTER AND MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER FAILED TO STOP THESE SUICIDES AND IT WAS EXPECTED THAT RESTORATION OF COTTON PRICE @ RS.2700/- PER QUINTAL THE COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER WHICH ARE THE MAIN ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED HAS ONCE AGAIN BEING SIDE TRACKED WOULD FURTHER TRIGGER MORE SUICIDES IN THE VIDARBHA REGION AS FEARED BY LOCAL FARM ACTIVIST OF VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI WHO ARE KEEPING DAILY TRACK OF VIDARBHA SUICIDES.

KISHOR TIWARI PRESIDENT OF VIDARBH JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI ONCE AGAIN URGED INDIAN PRIME MINISTER THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION TO STOP THESE ON GOING FARMERS SUICIDES IN VIDARBHA IS ECONOMIC REFORMS IN GOVT. POLICIES ANS SPECIAL PRICE PROTECTION TO VIDARBHA COTTON GROWERS BUT ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN DIVERTING ECONOMIC ISSUES OF AGRARIAN CRISIS TO SOCIAL ISSUES AND SPENDING MORE THAN RS.3 MILLION ON SPIRITUAL GURUS PARVACHAN-KRITANS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY OF RURAL PROBLEMS OF RURAL VIDARBHA.

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