VJAS MOVED NHRC AGAINST KILLING OF COTTON FARMER IN WANI

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI
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===============================================================REF: -FARMERS SUICIDES VERY-URGENT- PRESS-NOTE DATED- 8TH DECEMBER., 2006EIGHT (8) MORE FARMERS SUICIDE IN TWO DAYS REPORTED TAKING TOLL TO 1188 SINCE JUNE 2005:VJAS MOVED NHRC AGAINST KILLING OF COTTON FARMER IN WANI
NAGPUR-8THt December -2006,
EIGHT MORE FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDES IN VIDARBHA IN LAST TWO DAYS TAKING TOLL 1188 SINCE JUNE 2005,PROVING WRONG GOVT. OF MAHARSHTRA'S CLAIM THAT RATE OF SUICIDE HAS BEEN DROP DOWN,INFORMED KISHOR TIWARI OF VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI.
IN FACT ALL THREE MONTHS ARE WORST HIT AS AUGUST-111,SEPTEMBER-125 .OCTOBER-112 , NOVEMBER 107 AND DECEMBER 36 FARMERS COMMITTED SUICIDES REPORTED MAKING ADMINISTRATION TOLL CLAIMS THAT 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 FIFTEEN-8 FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDES IN LAST TWO DAYS .
1
RAGHUDEV DASARUDEV DHAMADE
7-DEC-06
SAKHARKHARDA
NAGPUR
2
RAVINDRA VIJAY PAWAR
7-DEC-06
UMARSARA
YAVATMAL
3
PRAHALAD RANGRAO LAWANGE
7-DEC-06
KOHKAKRESHWAR
AMARAVATI
4
METHIBAI RAMU JADHAV
7-DEC-06
CHIKHALAGAD
WASHIM
5
DASHARATH PADALWAR
8-DEC-06
PATAN
YAVATMAL
6
JANRAO GULAB MESHRAM
8-DEC-06
PIMPALKHUTA
AMARAVATI
7
DIGAMBAR RAMKRISHANA KRISHAGAR
8-DEC-06
UNDRI
BULDHANA
8
RAJESH BALIRAM NAGPURE
8-DEC-06
TIRODA
GONDIA
IN THE MEAN WHILE VJAS HAS MOVED NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION AGAINST MAHARSHTRA POLICE FIRING ON COTTON GROWERS IN MARKET YARD OF WANI IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT IN WHICH ONE FARMER DINESH GUGAL WAS KILLED AND 12 OTHER FARMERS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VJAS PRESIDENT IN HIS PETITION FILED IN NARK DEMANDED THAT ALL OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICE FIRING SHOULD BE BOOKED IN THE CRIMINAL CASES OF CULPABLE HOMICIDE AND NHRC SHOULD ARRANGE TO DIRECTION OF CRIMINAL ACTION AGAINST ALL CULPRITS IN THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENCE OF INNOCENT FARMERS KILLING.
VJAS ALSO DEMANDED RS.10 LACS COMPENSATION AND GOVT. JOB TO FAMILY MEMBER OF DINESH GUGAL WHO WAS KILLED IN POLICE FIRING, KISHORE TIWARI ADDED..
IN VIDARBHA FARMERS ARE DOING DISTRESS SALE OF COTTON BELOW MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE MSP AS NON OF CENTRE COTTON FEDRETION IS PURCHASING IS PORETIONAL. COTTON FARMERS ARE DEMANDING COTTON RATE @RS.2700/- PER QUINTAL IMMEDIATELY AS FIRST STEP TO STOP THESE SUICIDES, KISHOR TIWARI ADDED. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PLEASE ARRANGE TO RELEASE THIS PRESS NOTETHANKING YOU,YOURS TRULY,KISHOR TIWARI
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