IN 2006 1215 FARMERS SUICIDE -IT'S 300% RISE IN SUICIDE AFTER RELIEF PACKAGE ANNOUNCEMENT.

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-17^TH NOV., 2006

ACCORDING TO MAHARASHTRA GOVT. VIDARBHA SIX DISTRICTS IN 2006 1215 FARMERS SUICIDE -IT'S 300% RISE IN SUICIDE AFTER RELIEF PACKAGE ANNOUNCEMENT.

NAGPUR-17^TH NOVEMBER. -2006,

MAHARASHTRA GOVT.'S OWN WEB SITE TODAY UPDATE HAS EXPOSED MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER'S CLAIMS THAT FARMERS SUICIDE ARE ON DECLINE WHEN GOVT. OFFICIAL PUT THE TOTAL FIGURE OF THE FARMERS SUICIDE IN 2006 TILL DATE AS 1215 WHICH 300% HIGHER THAN LAST TWO YEARS SUICIDE FIGURES.

AFTER BOMBAY HIGH COURT NAGPUR BENCH HAS GIVEN ORDER TO MAHARSHTRA GOVT. IN A PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION FILED BY VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI, AS PER RECENT UPDATE POSTED MAHARASHTRA GOVT. WEB SITE IN 2006 DEATH TOLL OF FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDES IS 1215 TILL 8TH NOVEMBER 2006.

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http://www.vnss-mission.gov.in/docs/suicide.pdf

WEB DETAILS OF FARMERS SUICIDE UPDATE IS ATTACHED HERE WITH

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	1215

ALL RELIEF PACKAGES ARE NON-OPERATIVE AS PER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE SPECIALLY CRATED TO UPDATE DATA OF RELIEF AID IN LAST TWO MONTHS NOTHING HAS SIGNIFICANTLY HAPPENED OTHER THAN 500 ADD FARMERS SUICIDES .

OUT OF 3 MILLION FARMERS GOVT. DIRECT OR INDIRECT AID HAS REACHED TO ONLY 6000 FARMERS, IT IT'S COMPLETE APATHY OF GOVT. BABES IN THE MANTRALAYA WHO ARE NOT RELEASING THE MONEY, KISHOR TIWARI INFORMED.

PRESENTLY HELPLESS FARMERS ARE SELLING THE COTTON BELOW MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE BUT GOVT. PROCUREMENT HAS ONLY STARTED IT'S PROCUREMENT AT ONLY 22 CENTRES FROM 15^TH NOVEMBER THOSE ARE VERY SELECTIVE CENTERS, VJAS HAS DEMANDING RESTORATION OF ADVANCE BONUS IN COTTON MONOPOLY SCHEME AND GOVT. PROCUREMENT @ RS. 2700/- BUT THIS MAIN DEMAND IS BEING INTENTIONALLY TURNED DOWN RESULTING MASS SUICIDES, KISHOR TIWARI.

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