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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Fast-unto-death, Raju Shetty’s new threat by Pranav Kulkarni

Fast-unto-death, Raju Shetty’s new threat by Pranav Kulkarni

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published Published on Nov 7, 2011   modified Modified on Nov 7, 2011

The five-day farmers’ march led by him failing to get the desired result, Raju Shetty on Monday announced he will soon start a fast-unto-death for Rs 2,350 per tonne for sugarcane. The MP and Swabhimaan Shetkari Sanghatana chief made the announcement at the home turf of Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Baramati, where the rally that started in Pandharpur on November culminated. When Shetty had set out from Pandharpur, he was confident his demand would be met. When the anticipated outcome did not materialise, he announced a fast-unto-death soon.
Shetty addressed thousands of farmers and targeted Minister for Cooperation Harshwardhan Patil for not giving farmers a higher price. Prompted by encouragement from farmers who cheered as he aired their demand for higher sugarcane price, Shetty, in his speech, took a dig at Ajit Pawar, the deputy CM of the state.

Shetty appealed to the Union Agriculture Minister, “Your nephew is not willing to offer farmers a rupee more than Rs 1,450 per tonne.” Farmers had been agitating for several months demanding higher price. During an earlier stir, farmers had locked up the staff of the Sugar Commissionerate in Pune for hours. They had also threatened to gherao the Chief Minister.

Shetty said, “Last year, the government could give Rs 2,000 per tonne and Rs 2200-2500 prior to that. Why are they giving Rs 1,450 this year... when rates of fertilizers, insecticides, diesel and labour have gone up? Last year, sugar was Rs 2,700 per quintal. This year, it has gone up to Rs 2,900. If the end product is giving profits why was the cane prices slashed by around Rs 600?”

He asked farmers to support him as people had supported Anna Hazare. “Support me, so that I do not have to face what Baba Ramdev faced at Ramlila Maidan,” he said


The Indian Express, 8 November, 2011, http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fastuntodeath-raju-shettys-new-threat/872330/


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