Monday, October 30, 2006

ndtv reports-Vidarbha farmers take up Gandhigiri

Vidarbha farmers take up Gandhigiri

Sanjay Tiwari/Rohan Baadkar

http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=national&slug=Vidarbha+farmers+take+up+Gandhigiri&id
=95492


Saturday, October 28, 2006 (Koljhari/Nagpur):

Farmers groups in Vidarbha, a region that has seen over a 1000 farmer suicides since June last year, have taken to Gandhigiri to pressurise the government.

They want a better price for their cotton yield. Tired of waiting for the VIP visit that never happened, farmers at Koljhari village resorted not to loud protests or agitations but Gandhigiri to make a point.

Armed with puja thalis and flowers, hundreds of farmers gathered to felicitate pictures of the Prime Minister, Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.

This year while on special tour to Vidarbha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was scheduled to visit this village to meet the family of a farmer who committed suicide.

The PM was to be accompanied by Pawar and Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh. A slight change in the tour made them skip this visit but the farmers here are still waiting for them.

Fed up of the wait they decided to do the traditional prayers offered to the gods before they bring their harvest home hoping this will help draw their attention to the spiraling crisis.

Little has changed

Despite the announcement of a Rs 4000 crore rupee package little has changed on the ground.

"I have two hectares of land and I don't owe anything to any bank. I wanted a loan but the Central Bank just kept giving me dates and sending me away. For three months, they kept me waiting and then asked why do you need loans now that the season is over?" asked Nanaji Ekonkaar, farmer, Mauda.

"Those who did not get loans and the widows of farmers who ended their lives are here with relatives to worship these leaders," said Kishor Tiwari, President, Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti.

And as the leaders kept smiling in the pictures the farmers raised slogans demanding a better price for cotton, this on a day when seven more suicides were reported from this region.

Friday, October 27, 2006

101 FARMERS SUICIDES IN OCTOBER TAKING TOLL TO 1038

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- 28TH OCTOBER, 2006

101 FARMERS SUICIDES IN OCTOBER TAKING TOLL TO 1038

VIDARBHA REPORTS 500 SUICIDES IN THIS KHARIF SEASON: FARMERS TO START INDEFINITE FAST UNTO DEATH AGITATION FROM 6TH NOVEMBER

NAGPUR-28TH OCTOBER -2006,

101 MORE DEBT-RIDDEN FARMERS HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN VIDARBHA REGION OF MAHARASHTRA IN MONTH OCTOBER AT TIME OF DASARA-DIWALI FESTIVALS

THE DECEASED ARE IDENTIFIED AS

1

SACHIM SHANKAR MAHALE

1-OCT-06

SINDHKHED

AKOLA

2

RAJENDRA MOTIRAM MAROTKAR

1-OCT-06

MENDALA

NAGPUR

AMAR GAJANAN RAUT

1-OCT-06

HANMATKHED

WASHIM

3

SHESHRAO TUKARAM WANKHEDE

1-OCT-06

CHITUR

WARDHA

4

SHANKAR PARASRAM JAMKAR

2-OCT-06

HANMATKHED

WASHIM

5

GANGARAM BARURAO MESHARAM

2-OCT-06

SAIKHEDA

YAVATMAL

6

DILIP RAMESH KAWADE

3-OCT-06

KUND

BULDHANA

7

ASHOK RAMAJI NEHARE

3-OCT-06

AMBHORA

NAGPUR

8

MADHAV ZOLBAZI MADAKE

4-OCT-06

YAVARDI

WASHIM

9

SHANKAR GULAB DHADSE

4-OCT-06

WADVIRA

NAGPUR

10

SHRAVAN SAKHARAM KAPALE

4-OCT-06

JAMOD

BULDHANA

11

SHRIRAM KESHAV RATHODE

4-OCT-06

JARANG

YAVATMAL

12

BABAN SAKHARAM SHIRSAT

5-OCT-06

EKLARA

BULDHANA

13

RAGHUNATH NAMDEO CHAVAN

5-OCT-06

SELU

YAVATMAL

14

SAHEBRAO DEVAJI NARKHEDE

5-OCT-06

TALEGOAN

WARDHA

15

SHALIKRAM SUKHRAM BHALAREKAR

5-OCT-06

SHIRPUR

AMARAVATI

16

GULAB DAULAT GORADE

6-OCT-06

MORWAD

WASHIM

17

NAVNATH RAMRAP GUDHE

6-OCT-06

GRAMRANRAOWADI

WASHIM

18

VILAS SHANKAR YEDAKE

6-OCT-06

SHELGOAN(DESH)

BULDHANA

19

KHUSHAL RAGHOJI GAWANDE

6-OCT-06

SATPHAL

YAVATMAL

20

GOPAL PANDURANG MAMANE

6-OCT-06

JAWALA

BULDHANA

21

MADHAV VITHOBA SANAP

7-OCT-06

KANDHARI

BULDHANA

22

MANOHAR JANRAO TAIWADE

7-OCT-06

WAGHOLI

AMARAVATI

23

RAMDAS RAMCHANDRA SAKSULE

7-OCT-06

MAULI

AMARAVATI

24

MADHUKAR MAHADEV NEWARE

8-OCT-06

KHAIRGOAN

YAVATMAL

25

BHAGWATI GAJANAN ROTHODE

8-OCT-06

BRAMHANWADA

YAVATMAL

26

RAJU TULSIRAM KHANDARE

8-OCT-06

PIMPALGOAN

BULDHANA

27

PANDURANG SADASHIV GIRADKAR

8-OCT-06

NARSAPUR

YAVATMAL

28

MANOHAR SHRORAM LICHAD

8-OCT-06

KADGAWAN

AMARAVATI

29

BHIMBAI NANU GAIKWAD

8-OCT-06

PIMPALKHEDA

YAVATMAL

30

SUDHAKAR BAPU PATHRE

9-OCT-06

BELORA

AMARAVATI

31

PRAKASH RAMAJI SHINDE

9-OCT-06

TAKLI

YAVATMAL

32

VINOD NATHU JADHAV

10-OCT-06

CHANDAPUR

YAVATMAL

33

NARAYAN SADASHIV WANKHEDE

10-OCT-06

BAROLA

WASHIM

34

GANESH NAMDEV BAND

10-OCT-06

MAZOD

AKOLA

35

PRAKASH UKANDRAO GOWATE

10-OCT-06

SARWADI

WARDHA

36

GAHESH HANUMA THAKURE

11-OCT-06

KHAR

AMARAVATI

37

NARNADA UMALA CHAVAN

11-OCT-06

JAM-BASU

AKOLA

38

GANESHWAMAN DAYGIRE

11-OCT-06

PARKHED

BULDHANA

39

SANJAY GOVIND JIRAPURE

12-OCT-06

KHEDA

WASHIM

40

DEVAKIBAI MITTU RATHODE

12-OCT-06

WARDALI

YAVATMAL

41

PUNDLIK MAHADEV GAIKI

12-OCT-06

DONGAR-YAWALI

AMARAVATI

42

BHAURAO ANNA DHENGARE

12-OCT-06

SINDUR

CHANDRAPUR

43

NARAD NANJI RAHANGADE

13-OCT-06

SALEBHATI

GONDIA

44

SUVARNA GAJENDRA SAPKAL

14-OCT-06

PALASKHED

BULDHANA

45

SAHEBRAO BHARATAJI BHADAKE

14-OCT-06

NARSAPUR

WARDHA

46

PRASHANT PANDURANGHADOLE

15-OCT-06

KANEHRI-GAWALI

AKOLA

47

SHEIKH RAHIM SHEIKH SHAKUR

15-OCT-06

WADEGOAN

AKOLA

48

ASHOK MAHADEV WANKHEDE

15-OCT-06

BORDI

AKOLA

49

ANKAR VASANT SHANWARE

15-OCT-06

TAKALKHED

AMARAVATI

50

NARAYAN LAXMAN SHEWALE

15-OCT-06

CHANDAS

AKOLA

51

PRABHAKAR ARJUNBORKAR

15-OCT-06

PAYGOAN

BULDHANA

52

DASHRATH NAMDEV INGALE

15-OCT-06

KHRDA

BULDHANA

53

GAJAN NAMDEV NALE

16-OCT-06

SHEDOLA

AMARAVATI

54

MURLIDHAR ZINGAJI SHINGANE

16-OCT-06

PATHARKHED

BULDHANA

55

CHANDRABHGA VITHOBAJI THAKARE

16-OCT-06

CHINCHOLI

WARDHA

56

ANATRAO BAPU TAYADE

17-OCT-06

KAULKHED-JAHANGIR

AKOLA

57

CHANDRABHAN MADHUJI KANGALE

17-OCT-06

RAMPUR-KASAR

AMARAVATI

58

VASANT SITARAM PIMPARE

18-OCT-06

SONURLI

YAVATMAL

59

GANPAT SHANKAR DHEGALE

18-OCT-06

BORDA

YAVATMAL

60

VASUDEV LAXMAN TOMASKAR

19-OCT-06

NERI

WARDHA

61

TAJRAO ONKAR PATIL

20-OCT-06

GAWAL

BULDHANA

62

RAJARAMRAMKRISHANA BADE

20-OCT-06

WADODA

BULDHANA

63

SUBHADRA MAHADEV HAJARE

21-0CT-06

A/

WARDHA

64

PRASHANT PUNDLIK LONKAR

21-OCT-06

WADHONA

WARDHA

65

BHAURAO GANABA SHANHANE

21-OCT

JAWARABORI

CHANDRAPUR

66

VIJAY MADHUKAR BALBHUDHE

21-OCT

MAJARBAGAL

YAVATMAL

67

PRAKASH GOVIND DEWADE

22-OCT

KAPA

CHANDRAPUR

68

JITENDRA DADRAP RAUT

22-OCT-06

KARLI

WASHIM

69

JAGDISH PUNDLIK DAWALE

22-OCT-06

TALEGOAN

WARDHA

70

PRAHALD NATHU KADY

23-OCT-06

BELORA

AMARAVATI

71

RAMESHWAR RAMRAO POPHALE

23-OCT-06

CHINCHALA

WASHIM

72

HANUMAN NARAYAN KOTHE

23-OCT-06

SARAI

YAVATMAL

73

MAHADEV UDHEBHAN LOKHANDE

23-OCT-06

SATHEPHAL

YAVATMAL

74

GOVARDHAN VISHAWANATH MAHALLE

23-OCT-06

CHICHGOAN

YAVATMAL

75

BABARAO NANAJI DATARKAR

24-OCT-06

DAHEGOAN

YAVATMAL

76

DIGAMBAR DEVRAO NAVHARE

24-OCT-06

WANIKELKHEDA

AMARAVATI

77

UTTAM BAJIRAO MUDE

24-OCT-06

BHAMBHORA

AMARAVATI

78

SUKHALAL RAMLAL SHETE

24-OCT-06

KHAPARKHED

BULDHANA

79

BABARAO BALIRAM KOLTAKKE

24-OCT-06

AGAR

AKOLA

80

VASANT MADHU DHOTE

24-OCT-06

WAMDHALI

CHANDRAPUR

81

VASUDEV RAMCHANDRA KUNDALKAR

24-OCT-06

PETH MANGRULI

AMARAVATI

82

ANIL RAMAJI DIGHE

24-OCT-06

ADEGOAN

WARDHA

83

PUSHOTTAM KISAN BORKAR

24-OCT-06

SAWALI

CHANDRAPUR

84

GOWARDHAN BAKSHI CHAVAN

25-OCT-06

JODMOHA

YAVATMAL

85

RAJU RAMKRISHNA BATUWAR

25-OCT-06

PATANBORI

YAVATMAL

86

TIKARAMDAGLU HIVRALE

25-OCT-06

CHICHOLI

AKOLA

87

TUKARAM RAMJI CHAVAN

25-OCT-06

SAKHARKHERDA

BULDHANA

88

GANESH VISHNATH AGLAWE

25-OCT-06

ESOLI

BULDHANA

89

SHRIKANT GANGADHAR JAGTAP

25-OCT-06

KHARANGANA

WARDHA

90

CHINDAMAN PUNJABRAO GUJARMRE

25-OCT-06

TAMASWADI

NAGPUR

91

MADHUKAR KISAN KOLASKAR

25-OCT-06

MANA

AKOLA

92

GANESH HIRIBHAU RAJANE

26-OCT-06

ADOL

BULDHANA

93

LAXMIBAI BAPURAO GAIKWAD

26-OCT-06

GANJEGOAN

YAVATMAL

94

SHRIRAMMEHTAB RATHODE

26-OCT-06

KHERDA

AKOLA

95

NATTHU GOBARA CHAVAN

26-OCT-06

LOHARA

YAVATMAL

96

MAHDEV YASHWANT DABHADE

26-OCT-06

JAWARA

AMARAVATI

97

SHARAD PANJABRAO BOBADE

26-OCT-06

SAWALAPUR

AMARAVATI

98

KRISHNNA ONKAR GHULE

26-OCT-06

AKOLA

AKOLA

99

DINKAR LAXMAN MAHALLE

27-OCT-06

RAJANDA

AKOLA

100

BABULAL SUKHADEV MOHITE

27-OCT-06

NAGTHANA

AKOLA

101

DIGABAR TUKARAM NAGARE

27-OCT-06

BHABULGOAN

WASHIM


WITH THIS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUICIDES BY FARMERS IN THE REGION SINCE JUNE LAST YEAR HAS RISEN TO 1038 AND AFTER PRIME MINISTER VISIT 432, VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI CLAIMED.

VIDARBHA AGRARIAN CRISIS HAS BEEN HAS TAKEN VERY SERIOUS TURN WHEN FIRST 150 DAYS RECORDED 500 FARMERS’ SUICIDES OF THIS KHARIF SEASON HERE IS COMPARISON TABLE OF FARMER’S SUICIDE

KHARIF 2005

KHARIF-2006

JUNE- 16

JUNE- 77

JULY- 11

JULY- 90

AUGUST-18

AUGUST- 111

SEPTEMBER- 25

SEPTEMBER- 125

OCTOBER TILL 27TH.- 15

OCTOBER TILL 27TH- 101

TOTAL- 84

TATAL- 509

VIDARBHA FARMERS SUICIDES HAS BEEN A ACCUMULATED EFFECT OF COLLAPSE OF COTTON ECONOMY OF WEST VIDARBHA IN LAST DECADE, 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

1065

VJAS TO START INDEFINITE FAST UNTO DEATH AGITATION FROM 6TH OF NOVEMBER

IN ORDER TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF GOVT. AND SLOW DOWN SUICIDE RATE VIDRBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI LEADER KISHOR TIWARI ALONG WITH HUNDRED OF FARMERS WILL START INDEFINITE FAST UNTO DEATH AGITATION FROM 6TH NOVEMBER TO DEMAND RESTORATION COTTON MONOPOLY SCHEME WITH ADVANCE BONUS @2700/- AND COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER TO VIDARBHA FARMERS AS THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER THAT GOVT. OF MAHARASHTRA WILL START IT’S COTTON PROCUREMENT BY 15 NOVEMBER THAT IS ALMOST AFTER ONE MONTH @ OF RS.1900/- HAS BEEN SHOCKING NEWS FOR COTTON GROWERS AND MORE THAN 60 FARMERS SUICIDE HAVE REPORTED IN LAST 10 DAYS

AS MASSIVE SUICIDES SPIRAL HAS PUT ADMINISTRATION IN FIX AND ALL PACKAGES PROVIDED BY INDIAN PRIME MINISTER AND MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER FAILED TO STOP THESE SUICIDES AND IT WAS EXPECTED THAT RESTORATION OF COTTON PRICE @ RS.2700/- PER QUINTAL THE COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER WHICH ARE THE MAIN ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED HAS ONCE AGAIN BEING SIDE TRACKED WOULD FURTHER TRIGGER MORE SUICIDES IN THE VIDARBHA REGION AS FEARED BY LOCAL FARM ACTIVIST OF VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI WHO ARE KEEPING DAILY TRACK OF VIDARBHA SUICIDES.

KISHOR TIWARI PRESIDENT OF VIDARBH JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI ONCE AGAIN URGED INDIAN PRIME MINISTER THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION TO STOP THESE ON GOING FARMERS SUICIDES IN VIDARBHA IS ECONOMIC REFORMS IN GOVT. POLICIES ANS SPECIAL PRICE PROTECTION TO VIDARBHA COTTON GROWERS BUT ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN DIVERTING ECONOMIC ISSUES OF AGRARIAN CRISIS TO SOCIAL ISSUES AND SPENDING MORE THAN RS.3 MILLION ON SPIRITUAL GURUS PARVACHAN-KRITANS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY OF RURAL PROBLEMS OF RURAL VIDARBHA.

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