IN DECEMBER 105 VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDES TAKING RECORD 1060 SUICIDES IN YEAR 2006: VJAS URGED INDIAN GOVT. TO DECLARE CRISIS AS NATIONAL DISASTER.

IN DECEMBER 105 VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDES TAKING RECORD 1060 SUICIDES IN YEAR 2006: VJAS URGED INDIAN GOVT. TO DECLARE VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS AS NATIONAL DISASTER.
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VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI

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

REF: - FARMERS SUICIDES VERY-URGENT- PRESS-NOTE DATED- 29TH DEC. 2006

IN DECEMBER 105 VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDES TAKING RECORD 1060 SUICIDES IN YEAR 2006: VJAS URGED INDIAN GOVT. TO DECLARE VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS AS NATIONAL DISASTER.

NAGPUR-29TH DECEMBER -2006,

WITH TOTAL TOLL OF VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDE IN YEAR 2006 TO 1060 VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI URGED INDIAN GOVT. DECLARE VIDARBHA AGRARIAN AS NATIONAL DISASTER AS PROVIDE RELIEF AS PER DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT IN ORDER TO SAVE MORE THAN 3 MILLION COTTON FARMERS OF VIDARBHA REGION OF INDIA.

AS TILL 29^TH DECEMBER 105 FARMERS SUICIDES REPORTED, IT HAS BEEN WORST HIT MONTH REPORTING MORE THAN 100 FARM SUICIDES PER MONTH AS EARLIER NOVEMBER 107, OCTOBER (112), SEPTEMBER (124), AUGUST (111) THAT MORE THAN 100 FARM SUICIDES REPORTED WHEREAS JULY MONTH TOO 90 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDE AS PER MAHARASHTRA GOVT. RECORD. IN 2006 THIS KHARIFF SEASON AFTER INDIAN PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED RS.3750 CRORE RELIEF PACKAGE MORE THAN 650 FARM SUICIDE REPORTED THAT IN LAST 184 DAYS DAILY 4 FARMERS SUICIDES REPORTED @ ONE FARM SUICIDE IN 6 HOURS. . INFORMED KISHOR TIWARI OF VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI.

HERE IS THE TABLE WHICH SHOWS THE YEAR 2006 HAS FARM SUICIDE YEAR AS 1060 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDE IN THIS YEAR TILL 29^TH DECEMBER WHICH IS MORE THAN TOTAL FARM SUICIDE RECORDED IN LAST 7 YEARS OF THIS AGRARIAN CRISIS.

YEAR	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
FARMER SUICIDE	36	46	54	102	156	324	412	1060

FIRST COTTON FARMERS SUICIDE WAS REPORTED IN 1999 IS RAMDAS CHINNAYYA AMBARWAR OF VILLAGE TALANG TAKALI IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT COMMITTED SUICIDE 0N 16 JAN.1999 AND CHIEF MINISTER THEN NARAYANRAOJI RANE VISITED HIS HOUSE AND PAID COMPENSATION TO THE WIDOW AND THAT YEAR GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA ON RECORD ADMITTED 36 FARMERS SUICIDE. KISHOR TIWARI OF VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI FURTHER ADDED.

YEAR 2006 HAS BEEN VERY BAD YEAR FOR COTTON FARMERS OF VIDARBHA AS IT HAS REPORTED MAXIMUM 1060 RECORD FARMER’S SUICIDE TILL DATE REPORTED MONTH WISE DETAILS ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE

MONTH OF 2006	JAN.	FEB.	MAR	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	JULY	AUG	SEPT.	OCT.	NOV	DEC
FARMERS SUICIDES	68	54	77	65	62	68	90	111	125	112	107	105

IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT ALONG MORE THAN 344 COTTON FARMER COMMITTED SUICIDES IN YEAR 2006 AND OUT OF WHICH 70% FARMERS ARE TRIBAL, DALIT AND BANJARAS, VJAS RELEASE ADDED

IT IS KNOWN FACT THAT THE 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, EVERYBODY KNOWS PLIGHTS OF THE FARMERS BUT NOBODY IS KEEN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS’ KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.

IF ANY BODY ASK WHAT IS WRONG WITH ONE TIME VERY RICH COTTON ECONOMY OF WEST VIDARBHA HAS BEEN SO COLLAPSED THAT OUT OF 3 MILLION FARMERS MORE THAN 75% FARMERS ARE UNDER EXTREME DISTRESS AND COMMITTING SUICIDES, ACTIVIST SAYS IT’S RESULT OF WRONG POLICIES OF GOVT. AND ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS THAT FARMERS ARE KILLING THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF THEIR WRONG HABITS BUT WHEN POLITICAL LEADERS BEING ASKED REGARDING THE FARM SUICIDES THEN THEY BLAME POLITICAL PARTY IN POWER FOR THESE KILLINGS. THE FACT IS THAT FARMER’S SUICIDE IS ACCUMULATED RESULT OF MASS DISTRESS DUE COMPLETE FAILURE SOCIAL AND CIVIL ADMINISTRATION IN THIS AREA. IRRESPONSIBLE AND CORRUPT LEADERS AND BUREAUCRATS WITH WASTED INTEREST AT ALL LEVEL HAVE CREATED THIS HOSTILE CONDITION.

RESTORATION OF SOCIAL AND CIVIL ADMINISTRATION IS UP MOST PRIORITY THEN PROVIDING SUPPORT SYSTEMS LIKE HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, FOOD SECURITY AND LOCAL EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE GOING SUICIDE IS MUST BUT NOBODY IS SERIOUS ON THESE ISSUES.

SUSTAINABLE FARMING IS NEED OF HOUR BUT ANY RELIEF PACKAGE TARGETING THESE ISSUES WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP ON GOING EPIDEMIC OF FARMERS SUICIDES AS THEY FOOD STARVED, THEY MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY ILL HENCE HEALTH CARE AND FOOD SECURITY TO THESE FARMING COMMUNITY IS MUST, WE HAVE BEEN DEMANDING THESE BASIC DEMANDS BUT INSTEAD OF LOOKING TO THESE DEMANDS WE ARE BEING SENT TO JAIL ALL THE TIME. NOW IT’S YOUR RESPONSBILITY TO SAVE THESE 3 MILLION FARMERS OF WEST VIDARBHA, VJAS URGED TO SOCIETY.

VJAS PRESIDENT KISHOR TIWARI HAS WRITTEN LETTER TO INDIAN PRIME MINISTER AND INDIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER TO PROVIDE THE RELIEF AID UNDER PROVISION OF NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT.
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