Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti flays Sharad Pawar on farmers' suicides

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 15 September 2013 | 22.44

NAGPUR: In light of the Union agriculture minister's visit to the region for assessing the damages caused to the crops on account of excessive rain in the month of July, Yavatmal-based Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS) run by farm activist Kishore Tiwari has expressed its dismay.

Yavatmal, where VJAS is based, is known as the heartland of farmers' suicides as the maximum number of suicides has been recorded in this district.

Tiwari has said that the current visit by Sharad Pawar was nothing but a move with political intention and not for bringing any succour to the farmers in crisis. Similarly, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had visited the region and after which the mega debt waiver scheme was announced. In this move, debts of more than Rs 700,000 crore were written off. But despite this, farmers continue to be driven to suicide because of penury.

Tiwari has claimed that this visit by Pawar is like rubbing salt on the farmers' wounds. The VJAS press release issued here has cited the case of Sadashiv Kinake, a farmer from Yavatmal who committed suicide on the day of Pola — a festival which holds much importance for the peasant class. According to VJAS' claims, he ended his life as he could not arrange Rs 1000 for the festivities. The crop in his fields was damaged due to heave rain and Kinake was already reeling under huge debt.

VJAS has appealed Pawar to visit his place.

VJAS' has claimed that the suicide of another farmer Nagorao Soyam happened due to agrarian crisis. VJAS says Soyam hanged himself as there was no food in his house.


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