CM TO ATTEND EX-MINISTER’S SON MARRIAGE RECEPTION NOT TO REVIEW FARMERS' PACKAGES IN YAVATMAL-VJAS

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI
REGD. OFFICE: 11, TRISARAN SOCIETY, KHAMALA, NAGPUR - 440 025.PH. 2282447/457 MOBILE-9422108846. vidarbha@gmail.com
=============================================================== REF: - FARMER'S SUICIDES VERY-URGENT-PRESS NOTE DATED-11th MAY, 2007

CM TO ATTEND EX-MINISTER’S SON MARRIAGE RECEPTION NOT TO REVIEW FARMERS' PACKAGES IN YAVATMAL-VJAS
NAGPUR: 11TH MAY 11, 2007
VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI TO STRONGLY CRITICISED MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR ATTENDING MARRIAGE RECEPTION OF EX-MINISTER AND CONGRESS LEADER MANIKRAO THAKARE’S SON RAHUL WHO WAS MARRIED IN NAGPUR ON 10TH AND HERE ALSO 20 MINISTER ATTENDED MARRIAGE AS THEY CAME REVIEW SO CALLED FARMER’S KHARIFF SEASON REVIEW .LAST YEAR TOO IN APRIL THEN CHIEF SECRETARY PREM KUMAR HAS ALSO ATTENDED MARRIAGE OF HIS UNDER SECTARY THAKARE’S DAUGHTER THIS TIME TOO WHOLE MANTRALAYA RUSHED TO NAGPUR FOR REVIEW MEETING OF FARMER’S PACKAGE . NOW IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISH TREND IN MAHARASHTRA GOVT. FOR ATTENDING ANY MARRIAGE OR PRIVATE FUNCTION FARMER’S SUICIDE PACKAGE REVIEW MEETING IS CALLED BUT AS THERE IS NO FUND AVAILABLE SINCE JULY-2006 AFTER PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED IT, WHAT THE HELL THERE ARE REVIEWING, KISHOR TIWARI FARM ACTIVIST AND VJAS LEADER ASKED CHIEF MINISTER VILASRAO DESHMUKH.
ONCE THE PRIME COTTON GROWING DISTRICT WITH THE LARGEST AREA UNDER ITS CULTIVATION, NOW LARGEST NUMBER OF SUICIDES ARE REPORTED FROM THERE AMONG THE SIX COTTON GROWING DISTRICTS OF THE REGION. AS PER RECENT REPORTS IT IS INDICATED THAT THROUGH THE SPECIAL PACKAGE ANNOUNCED BY PRIME MINISTER MANMOHAN SINGH ON JULY 1 LAST AND THE CM'S PACKAGE UNVEILED MONTHS BEFORE THAT, OVER 12 LAKH FARMERS IN THE SIX DISTRESSED DISTRICTS WERE PROMISED A RELIEF OF OVER RS 5000 CRORE. EVEN AS A CONTROVERSY IS RAGING AFTER JOINT SECRETARY (RELIEF AND REHABILITATION) PRAVEEN SHRIVASTAV'S FILING OF AN AFFIDAVIT CLAIMING POOR FUNDS FLOW, THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE RELIEF MISSION (VASANTRAO NAIK SHETKARI SWAWALAMBAN MISSION) INDICATES THAT ONLY ABOUT RS 38 CRORE OF THE PROMISED FUNDS FOR LOAN WAIVER TO FARMERS HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE CENTRE. WHILE VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI CONVENER KISHOR TIWARI ALLEGED THAT FUNDS FLOW CONTINUED TO BE VERY POOR ON IRRIGATION PROJECTS AS WELL AS QUALITY SEEDS DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMME UNDER THE PACKAGE
.IN ORDER TO SHOW THAT FARMERS SUICIDES HAVE BEEN SLOW DOWN AS A RESULT OF IMPLEMENTATION NON-FUNCTIONAL VIDARBHA RELIEF PACKAGE OUR OF 346 FARM SUICIDES REPORTED IN WEST VIDARBHA LOCAL ADMINISTRATION HAS REJECTED ALL MOST 300 CASES CLAIMING TO BE THE SUICIDE DUE TO NON-AGRARIAN REASONS . IT’S REALLY INSULT OF HUMANITY ADMINISTRATION IS REJECTING RELIEF AID TO FARM WIDOWS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE FACING STARVATION ONLY TO SHOW FALSE DATA TO THE WORLD THAT VIDARBHA FARM SUICIDES ARE UNDER CONTROL, KISHOR TIWARI ADDED.
TOTAL FAILURE RURAL HEALTH CARE, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL CUM CIVIL ADMINISTRATION ARE THE MAIN REASONS OF FARMER'S SUICIDES IN WEST VIDARBHA AND DR.SUDHIR GOYAL HIMSELF HAS ASKED INDIAN GOVT. THAT LOW COST SUSTAINABLE FARMING IS ONLY SOLUTION OF STOP THESE SUICIDES. BAN ON BT. COTTON AND CHEMICAL FARMING IS NEED OF HOUR AND COTTON FARMERS SHOULD CULTIVATE THERE THAN COTTON SHOULD THE PROGRAMME OF THE STATE THE OFFICIAL FURTHER DEMANDS. RESTORATION SECONDARY SYSTEMS LIKE RURAL EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH IS ALSO NEEDED TO STOP THESE ON GOING SUICIDES BUT NOBODY IS ACTING IN THIS DIRECTION MORE OVER MISLEADING PRESS RELEASES ARE ADDING FUEL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL SITUATION IN VIDARBHA ,KISHOR TIWARI IN FORMED

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