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Farmers' organizations and NGOs to stage demonstration in front of Parliament by Yudhvir Rana

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published Published on Mar 9, 2012   modified Modified on Mar 9, 2012

Sexagenarian Ajit Singh, a small time farmer, is worried about the hefty expenses on his son's marriage

The likes of Ajit Singh blame government for withdrawing supply of most of the essential commodities including sugar, soap, tea leaves, clothes etc. made under Public Distribution System (PDS) through ration depots.

Talking to TOI on Friday Ajit Singh, resident of Dharpai village, said he remembers how his father's friends and relatives pooled in their ration cards and purchased one quintal of sugar at Rs 1 per kilogram as against a market price of around Rs 3.50 during his marriage for make sweets including shakarpara, jalebi, laddo etc during his marriage .

"But now neither sugar is available at ration depots nor other essential commodities like soap, clothe, tea leaves etc" he said.

Similar is the case of Dalip Singh, resident of Mahal village. "Instead of providing more facilities government has even withdrawn the existing facilities" he said.

Economic advisor to Jamhauri Kissan Sabha - Raj Balbir Singh said functions like marriages, birth ay parties , religious functions or even cremations cost dear these days and spoil the budget of poor farmers .

"There is a need to impress upon government to resume supply of essential commodities through ration depots " he said.

Vice president of Border Area Sangarash Committee, Rattan Singh Randhawa said that representatives of about one dozen organizations have decided to take up the issue of resumption of supply of essential commodities through ration depots and would stage demonstration in front of Parliament house on March 19.

President Jamhuri Kissan Sabha - Dr Satnam Singh Ajnala said besides PDS issue they were also against national river linking project.

"Not only the areas around rivers and canals will become less fertile but a large number of people would be displaced for digging canals " he said.

"Punjab was already short of water due to which farmers had to depend on underground water which had already led to depleting underground water levels due to sustained groundwater pumping," he added.

Besides these two issues. he said the agitating organizations would also take up the issue of giving inconvenience allowance of Rs 25000 per acre to the farmers having their cultivable land beyond border fence.

The Times of India, 9 March, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Farmers-organizations-and-NGOs-to-stage-demonstration-in-front-of-Parliament/articleshow/12196752.cms


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