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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Maharashtra farmer tension simmers -Radheshyam Jadhav

Maharashtra farmer tension simmers -Radheshyam Jadhav

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published Published on Nov 14, 2012   modified Modified on Nov 14, 2012
-The Times of India

PUNE: The Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) continued its agitation for a higher price for sugarcane crop for the second consecutive day in western Maharashtra. The protesters resorted to stone pelting and roadblocks and brought state transport to a halt in he region.

While chief minister Prithviraj Chavan held inconclusive discussions with Raghunath Patil, the leader of Shetkari Sanghatana, another farmers' organisation, SSS president and Hatkanangle MP Raju Shetty was remanded in 14-day judicial custody.

Shetty was detained by police on Monday, which had witnessed the death of two farmers, one of them in police firing, and three policemen getting injured in the agitation . Speaking to reporters before he was lodged at Yerawada jail, Shetty said, "The government wants to crush the agitation. I have lost my workers and, taking moral responsibility of the same, I have decided not to apply for bail. Let Pawar ( Sharad Pawar) and his nephew celebrate Diwali. Also, I wish the chief minister a happy Diwali. For us, our struggle for justice continues".

Shetty appealedto SSS workers to not resort to violent means during the agitation. "There is power in truth and we are fighting for truth. I appeal to farmers to remain peaceful," said Shetty.

CM Prithviraj Chavan, who was in his hometown, Karad, to celebrate Diwali with his family, held talks with Shetkari Sanghatana leader Patil and his colleagues. Patil told reporters the meeting was inconclusive and that the farmers would continue with the agitation. "We asked the CM to implement the C Rangarajan committee recommendations. The CM agreed to the same and assured us that he would hold talks with the central government in this regard. However there was no concrete solution on sugarcane price. Hence we will continue our agitation" said Patil.

The C Rangarajan report recommends scrapping of major government controls on the sugar sector to move towards the reform process. Interestingly, the CM avoided holding talks with any leader of Raju Shetty's SSS. Shetty's supporters said that they are not concerned with any decision taken by other organizations and leaders and will follow Shetty's orders.

SSS workers continued violent agitation across the sugar bowl of western Maharashtra. In Pune district farmers stopped vehicles carrying cane to Someshwar mill and ST buses were stopped from plying in Sangli. Farmers also pelted stones on ST buses and private vehicles at Wadegaon in Satara. In Solapur, the state transport administration refused to bring buses on the roads in view of the serious threats from farmers, who held an agitation against the state government at the Solapur district collectorate.

Farmers in Kolhapur blocked the Pune -Bangalore highway since morning which resulted in major traffic chaos till evening. Police resorted to lathicharge at many places across the region and detained agitators.

However, no major untoward incident was recoded in the region, and overall the situation was under control compared to Monday, said police sources.

The SSS and other farmer's organizations are demanding a price of Rs 4,500 per tonne of sugarcane, including Rs 3,000 as cost of production in the first installment. As of now, sugar mills — the majority of which are controlled by the ruling Congress and NCP — offer the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of Rs 1,750 for per tonne for 9.5% recovery and Rs 179 for every additional 1% recovery. This comes to an average price of Rs 2,150 per tonne. Following the agitation sugar mills have offered to pay Rs 2,300 a tonne, which farmers' organizations have not agreed to. 

The Times of India, 14 November, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Maharashtra-farmer-tension-simmers/articleshow/17211639.cms


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