Ludhiana , February 2, 2014: BJP Kisan Morcha National Secretary and Prabhari Himachal Pradesh Advocate Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal has said that the government does not take any positive step on the demands of the farmers, now BJP Kisan Morcha is ready for Kisan Aakrosh Divas on February 7 throughout the country. He said on that day morcha workers and farmers will sit on railway track for which the Centre will be responsible.
After workers meeting at village Bhukhari Kalan, he was talking with the local media on Sunday. He added in Congress-led UPA Government, the farmers of the country are facing drought condition created by the policies of government. He said that when the crops are destroyed, it is the death of the farmer not the crops. He claimed that 1,45,000 farmers were forced to commit suicides during the UPA rule. He alleged that the government is directly responsible for these suicides. He said that the out dated policies and non -implementation of the proposed polices are behind these deaths.
Grewal said that the benefit of UPA government’s loan waiver scheme went to banks and not to farmers. He said that the banks are now sending notices of attachment to farmers. The farmers of Yamuna Nagar in Haryana have even offered to give their kidney against payment of loans.
Grewal said that BJP Kisan Morcha will raise issue of implementation of Swaminathan Commission regarding remunerative prices with 50% profit for the farmers. He said that our other issues are the recommendations made by the Chief Ministers Committee about compensation of Rs 10,000 per acre for risk management must also be implemented, the increased prices of mixed fertilizers must be taken back.
He requested the farmers and farmers’ oragnisations on behalf of BJP Kisan Morcha to participate in the Rail Roko agitation on February 7 on railway tracks.
Kewal Singh Grewal, Sandeep Sharma, Ireinder Singh Gill, Jolly Jandali, Jaswinder Singh Dhanansu, Darshan Singh Grewal, Gurmeet Singh Grewal, Namberdar Harchand Singh Dhanansu, Babu Vijaymal Gupta, Darshan Singh Zaildar, Dr. Pooran Singh, Gurdarshan Singh, Sarpanch Tirlochan Singh Bhukhari Kalan, Gurmukh Singh Grewal, Jaswant Singh, Jagtar Singh and Karmjit Singh Birdi were among those present.// ludhiana news online, ludhiana news in English, ludhiana news, ludhiana current news, ludhiana news live, Ludhiana breaking news, Ludhiana headlines, Ludhiana latest news, punjab news, india news, punjab news live, punjab news online, punjab news, punjab news headlines, punjab breaking news, india news, punjab news,
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Sunday, February 2, 2014