COTTON FARMERS NEED POLICY CHANGES TO PROTECT FROM MNC NOT PACKAGES, FOLK ART AND KRITAN- VJAS URGED MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER

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-12th MAY, 2007

COTTON FARMERS NEED POLICY CHANGES TO PROTECT FROM MNC NOT PACKAGES, FOLK ART AND KRITAN- VJAS URGED MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER

NAGPUR: 12th May, 2007

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI HAS URGED MAHARASHTRA CHIEF VILASRAO DESHMUKH TODAY IN YAVATMAL WHEN HE CAME HERE FOR ATTENDING MARRIAGE RECEPTION OF EX-MINISTER AND CONGRESS LEADER MANIKRAO THAKARE’S SON ON THE PRETEXT OF TAKING REVIEW SO CALLED FARMER’S RELIEF PACKAGES .VJAS LEADER AND FARM ACTIVIST KISHORE TIWARI WHO HAS MOVED AGAINST GOVT. POLICIES IN HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION AND MUMBAI HIGH COURT ASKED CHIEF MINISTER TO UNDER STAND THE BASIC ISSUES BEHIND VIDARBHA COTTON GROWERS AGRARIAN CRISIS AND URGENT NEED TO CHANGE THE POLICIES OF FREE TRADE AND TO REMOVE UNWANTED COMPLETE CONTROL OF AMERICAN MNC IN THE COTTON ECONOMY OF THE REGION.

AROUND 3 MILLION FARMERS OF VIDARBHA NEEDS PROTECTION FROM MARKET FORCES WHO ARE CONTROLLING PRICES OF IN PUT AND OUT PUT NOT RELIEF PACKAGES AS THEY HAVE BEEN FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE .IT’S RIDICULOUS TO SPENT CRORE OF RUPEES ON FOLK DANCE, KRITAN AND DRAMAS TO CHANGE THE MIND SET OF DISTRESSED FARMERS WHO NEEDS FOOD, MEDICINE, FODDER AND CREDIT FACILITY MOREOVER THEY PROFITABLE FARMING WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH EXISTING POLICIES AT THE CENTRE AND THE STATE.
VJAS ASKED MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER TO PROVIDE LOAN WAIVER, RESTORE ADVANCE BONUS FOR COTTON, FOOD AND HEALTH CARE SECURITY TO DYING FARMERS OF WEST VIDARBHA.

THE INTRODUCTION OF HIGH COST BT. COTTON BOLGARDII IS ADDING FUEL IN THE AGRARIAN CRISIS AND WHEN IT HAS BEEN OFFICIAL THAT BT. COTTON FAILED IN RAIN FED AREA OF VIDARBHA THEN IT MUST BE BANNED IMMEDIATELY, 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 ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAHRASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER IS ADDING FUEL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL SITUATION IN VIDARBHA ,KISHOR TIWARI INFORMED

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Kishor Tiwari
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Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti
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