VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI
REGD. OFFICE: 11, TRISARAN SOCIETY, KHAMLA, NAGPUR - 440 025.
PH. 2282447/457 MOBILE-9422108846. vidarbha@gmail.com
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REF: - FARMERS SUICIDES VERY-URGENT- PRESS-NOTE DATED- 16TH NOV.., 2006
FARMERS' SUICIDES TOUCH 1,101 IN VIDARBHA
COTTON CROP FAILURE AND DROP DOWN IN PROCUREMNT PRICES ARE THE MAIN REASONS OF SUICIDE-VJAS
NAGPUR-16TH NOVEMBER -2006,
AS MANY AS 1,101 FARMERS HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN THE BACKWARD VIDARBHA REGION OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE JUNE 2005, FARMERS ACTIVIST GROUP VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI CLAIMED TODAY 16TH NOVEMBER,2006.
YAVATMAL DISTRICT (288) ACCOUNTED FOR THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DEATHS IN THE LAST NEARLY 17 MONTHS FOLLOWED BY AMRAVATI (202) AND BULDANA (137) DISTRICTS, NGO VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI SAID IN A RELEASE HERE.
THE NUMBERS OF SUICIDES IN OTHER DISTRICTS OF THE REGION ARE: AKOLA (123), WASHIM (125), WARDHA (90), CHANDRAPUR (41), NAGPUR (36), BHANDARA (32), GONDIA (17) AND GADCHIROLI (10).
EVER SINCE 16 FARMERS TOOK THEIR OWN LIVES IN JUNE 2005, THE SUICIDES BY DEBT-RIDDEN FARMERS HAVE MAINTAINED AN UPWARD TREND AND FROM NOVEMBER LAST YEAR IT TOUCHED 50-PLUS EVERY MONTH, VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI CLAIMED.
MONTHS OF JULY (90), AUGUST (111), SEPTEMBER (124) ,OCTOBER(112) AND NOVEMBER TILL DAY 15TH OF NOVEMBER (56) THIS YEAR HAVE REGISTERED SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SUICIDES, IT SAID.
PRIME MINISTER MAN MOHAN SINGH HAD VISITED THE VIDARBHA REGION ON JUNE 30 AND JULY 1 AND ANNOUNCED A RELIEF PACKAGE OF RS 3,750 CRORE FOR SIX DISTRICTS OF THE REGION -- YAVATMAL, AKOLA, AMRAVATI, BULDANA, WASHIM AND WARDHA. HOWEVER, 493 FARMERS HAVE ENDED THEIR LIVES AFTER PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT, THE VJAS CLAIMED
THE VJAS, A FARMERS PRESSURE GROUP CLAIMED THAT NINE FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDE IN THE REGION IN LAST TWO DAYS , TAKING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUICIDES TO 1,101 THE NINE FARMERS ARE
| 1 | RADHAKRISHANA DHANLAL HEMAHE | 14-NOV-06 | DATORA | GONDIA |
| 2 | DOMA DAMADU RAUT | 14-NOV-06 | TALEGOAN | WARDHA |
| 3 | BABA KISAN WARHEKAR | 14-NOV-06 | HASTAPUR | YAVATMAL |
| 4 | MADHAV RAMAJI KOTEWAR | 14-NOV-06 | VITHUL | YAVATMAL |
| 5 | GANESH AMBADAS GOTMARE | 14-NOV-06 | NIMBHOLI | YAVATMAL |
| 6 | MANOHAR KANIRAM JADHAV | 15-NOV-06 | KHERDA | WASHIM |
| 7 | NARAYAV KAWADU MASRAM | 15-NOV-06 | MANDVA | NAGPUR |
| 8 | VITHAL AMBADAS ROTHE | 15-NOV-06 | WARWAT | BULDHANA |
| 9 | RAVINDRA RAMRAO KALMEGH | 15-NOV-06 | ACHALWADI | AMARAVATI |
THE VJAS SAID THE DECISION OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO PAY RS 1,900 PER QUINTAL FOR COTTON THIS YEAR UNDER THE MONOPOLY COTTON PROCUREMENT SCHEME (MCPS) HAS PUSHED DOWN PRICES IN THE OPEN MARKET TO RS 1,500 AND LESS. THIS HAS PUT THE CULTIVATOR IN VIDARBHA IN FURTHER TROUBLE, IT CLAIMED.
THE NGO HAS CRITICISED THE GOVERNMENT FOR ANNOUNCING THE PRICE OVER THREE WEEKS AND NOT OPENING THE SINGLE PROCUREMENT CENTERS TILL DATE IS MAIN REASON OF INCREASING DISTRESS AMONG THE FARMERS RESULTING MASS SUICIDES IN WEST VIDARBHA. IN FACT RELIEF AID HAS NOT REACHED TO ANY FARMERS FAMILY WHO ARE IN DISTRESS AND LISTED IN THE GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA SURVEY OF SUCH FAMILIES. RELIEF AID IS BEING GIVING TO THE POLITICAL WORKERS OF PARTIES IN POWER AS PER LIST OF LOCAL MINISTERS.DELAY IN OFICIAL PROCUREMNT OF COTTON BY STATE GOVT. IS FORCING FARMERS TO HAVE DISTRESS SALE OF RAW COTTON MORE OVER SUDDEN COTTON CROP FAILURE HAS ADDED FUEL IN THE ON GOING COTTTON FARMERS SUICIDES SPATE,KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.
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.2700/- PER QUINTAL IMMEDIATELY AS FIRST STEP TO STOP THESE SUICIDE, KISHOR TIWARI DEMANDED.
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