NINE MORE FARMERS SUICIDE IN TWO DAYS REPORTED (SEE LIST) TAKING TOLL 1092 SINCE JUNE 2005

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- 13TH NOV.., 2006

NINE MORE FARMERS SUICIDE IN TWO DAYS REPORTED (SEE LIST) TAKING TOLL 1092 SINCE JUNE 2005

COTTON CROP FAILURE AND DROP DOWN IN PROCUREMNT PRICES ARE THE MAIN REASONS OF SUICIDE-VJAS

NAGPUR-13th NOVEMBER -2006,

NINE MORE FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDES IN VIDARBHA IN LAST TWO DAYS TAKING TOLL 1092 SINCE JUNE 2005,PROVING GOVT. OF MAHARSHTRA'S CLAIM THAT RATE OF SUICIDE HAS BEEN DROP DOWN,INFORMED KISHOR TIWARI OF VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI.

IN FACT ALL THRE MONTHS ARE WORST HIT AS AGUST-111,SEPTEMBER-125 AND OCTOBER-112 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDES REPORTED MAKING ADMINISTRATION TOLL CLAIMS ATHAT ALL RELIEF PACKAGES ARE SHOWING THE RESULTS.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.

HERE ARE NAMES OF THE NINE FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDES IN LAST TWO DAYS .

1	ANAND KASHINATH BAWANE	11-NOV-06	JAM	WARDHA	LOKMAT
2	DHYANESHWAR SHANKER RAUT	11-NOV-06	SARATHI	AMARAVATI	HITAVADA
3	DEVIDAS GOMAJI PARTHI	11-NOV-06	GUND DHAWADA	GONDIA	SAKAL
4	DHYANESHWAR NARAYAB LAMBAT	11-NOV-06	SASTI	AKOLA	DESHONATTI
5	PUNAJI LAXMAN CHIKATE	12-NOV-06	PARAS	AKOLA	SAKAL
6	RAMKRISHNA JABARU JADHAV	12-NOV-06	LOHGAD	AKOLA	LOKMAT
7	VASUDEO BALIRAM DEVKAR	12-NOV-06	ANDHARSAWANGI	AKOLA	LOKMAT
8	DHYANESHWAR BAJIRAO DONGARE	12-NOV-06	WAKI	AMARAVATI	DESHONATTI
9	SUBHADRA SHAERAO RAUT	12-NOV-06	PIMPALGOAN	NAGPUR	SAKAL

THE COMPLETE LIST OF 1092 FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SINCE JUNE 2005 SUICIDE IS ATTACHED HERE WITH.

COTTON PROCUREMENT HAS NOT STARTED AT ANY CENTRE VIDARBHA

THE MAHARASHTRA COTTON FEDERATION CHIEF DR.N.P.HIRANI HAS STARTED STATE OWNED COTTON PROCURE ON 6^TH NOV.2006 AND ANNOUNCED THAT 220 PROCUREMENTS CENTRE WILL OPENED TO PROCUREMENT THE VIDARBHA FARMERS COTTON AT MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE BUT TILL TODAY NON OF THE PROCUREMENT CENTRE ARE FUNCTIONAL MORE OVER NOT SINGLE PRIVATE PURCHASER HAS STARTED OFFICIAL PROCUREMENT IN ANY A.P.M.C. YARD HENCE MOST OF THE FARMERS ARE FORCED TO SALE THEIR COTTON IN KHEDA KHAREDI THAT'S @ 1700 TO 1800 PER QUINTAL.HOSTILE SALE OF COTTON IS RESULTING MORE SUICIDE AS ONCE AGAIN B.T. COTTON HAS FAILED TO GIVE BUMPER YIELD AS REPORTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.

THIS YEAR COTTON CROP EXPECTED TO BE ALMOST 50% WELL BELOW THE 120 LACS QUINTALS AS AGAINST 350 LACS CLAIMED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.

THE COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER AND RESTORATION OF COTTON PRICE @ RS.2700/- PER QUINTAL IS ONLY SOLUTION TO STOP THESE ON GOING FARMER'S SUICIDES IN VIDARBHA BUT ADMINISTRATION HAS DIVERTING ECONOMIC ISSUES OF AGRARIAN CRISIS TO SOCIAL ISSUES AND SPENDING MORE THAN RS.3 MILLION ON SPIRITUAL GURU'S PARVACHAN-KRITANS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY OF RURAL PROBLEMS OF RURAL 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.2700/- PER QUINTAL IMMEDIATELY AS FIRST STEP TO STOP THESE SUICIDE, KISHOR TIWARI DEMANDED.
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