Saturday, June 16, 2007

Hindu Copyrighted News Item about Widows Meeting

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http://www.thehindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061601861300.htm

Widows Share Grief with Departing Indian President

Farmers' widows pour out grief to Prez
Courtesy - Aneesh Phadnis I TNN
Yavatmal: She had perhaps not met a single minister in her life। However, on Saturday, Saraswati Ambarwar, widow of a Yavatmal cotton farmer, came face-to-face with President APJ Abdul Kalam, had a photo clicked with him and handed over a memorandum seeking loan waiver and jobs. The President, who attended the concluding cerermony of the Amolakchand College golden jubilee in Yavatmal, promised to look into the grievance of the widows. In fact, a meeting with the women was not part of the original schedule till Thursday, but the President consented to meet them for a few minutes at the airport. The women, whose husbands committed suicide owing to indebtedness, were accompanied by Kishor Tiwari of Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti. "The President said he was very disturbed because of the situation in Vidarbha. He said he will study the memorandum and will ask the state and Centre to act on the demands. He said the widows should be rehabilitated and said he would call for a meeting of concerned officials," Tiwari told reporters after the meeting. "He wondered why the farmers were not included in the list of people below poverty line," Tiwari added. "Even now we have no money and can't till the farm. One of my daughters died of kidney failure. I don't have money to educate my second daughter," said Saraswati Ambarwar of Telangtakdi village. She and the two other women Nanda Bhendare and Kamlabai Gosavi Pawar claimed that they did not receive compensation from the government. A government official countered the claim and said all the three women were given Rs 1 lakh in compensation. "The President gave them a patient hearing and said he was concerned about the problem. While he spoke in English he had a Marathi interpreter from Delhi. He said training should be imparted to improve skills of the women," the official added. "The President heard them patiently but I don't the think he gave them any assurance regarding a meeting on the farmers issue," he added.

Indian Farm Widows Allowed to Meet Indian President

vidarbha farm widows meets president of India-urged to save vidarbha dying farmer

from
vidarbha jan andolan samiti
vidarbha@gmail.com
contact-09422108846

yavatmal-15th june-2007


sub-vidarbha farm widows meets president of India-urged to save vidarbha dying farmer

lastly hon.ble president of india gave five minuts time to look at the helpless condition of vidarbha farm widows at yavatmal airport when he visited here to attend private function
delegation led by kolzari farm widows kamalbai pawar and his son prakash along with VJAS LEADER KISHOR TIWARI and 10 other widows has given the letter requesting him to save the dying vidarbha farmers
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text of the letter is
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VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI

11, Trisaran Society, In front of Somalwar School, Khamla, Nagpur – 440 025

Tel No. (0712) 2282457 Mob No. 9422108846 / 9371137653 / 9373121947

(Regd Office : At Post : Pandharkawada-445 302, Tq : Kelapur, Distt : Yavatmal)






Ref No. VJAS/DY.CM//1175/2007 15th June, 2007



To,



Dr. Shri A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

His Highness Hon'ble President of India

Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 001.

CAMP AT YAVATMAL (State of Maharashtra).



Sub : 1) FARMERS SUICIDES IN WESTERN PART OF THE VIDARBHA REGION OF MAHARASHTRA STATE :-

IDENTIFIED CAUSES OF FARMERS SUICIDE IN THE FAMILIES WITH EXTREME DISTRESS & WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS CATEGORIES AND THE REMEDIES THEREOF.

2) BT COTTON SEEDS KILLING FARMERS IN DRY LAND AREAS : bogus

& duplicate seeds freely sold due to apathy of state govt.



REF: Survey Report dated 15th June, 2006 conducted by the Government of Maharashtra's Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swawlamban Mission at Amravati in connection with the Farmers' plight



Hon'ble His Highness President Sir,



We are submitting this humble representation with kind prayer to exercise extraordinary powers given to Your Honour by the mandate of Article 78(b) of the Constitution of India to seek further immediate information from the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India being Head of Union Council of Ministers of your Government, in light of unpresented & unfortunate situation arising out of hundreds of suicides committed by distressed farmers in the Cotton Cultivating Belt of West Vidarbha Region of State of Maharashtra. You are aware that our India has seen that in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra State, more than 4000 unfortunate farmers who have committed suicides in the last 4 years due to extreme distress & sorrow state of life, which they are subjected to live in the Independent India under the Presidential Regime of Your Honour.




At the outset, we are very much thankful for giving us an opportunity to appraise you the said grave issue of Farmers Suicides in the Cotton Growing Belt of Western Part of Vidarbha Region in the State of Maharashtra and to explain Your Honour the causes & immediate steps required to be taken by Union of India & State of Maharashtra thereon.



Hon'ble President Sir, Your Honour is well aware that our organization – Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti - is following the issue since last almost 9 years on the basis of the ground study & analysis of each and every case of unfortunate suicides of the farmers in different villages of Western Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra State. You have been receiving our e-mails, letters, memorandums almost daily since Your Honour occupied the Apex Post of Indian Democracy.



We all are aware that though the issue is complex and is the overall effect of various factors governing it, still we have few points to be highlighted for your immediate action in the interest of dying farmers, apart from the various long term measures suggested by various agencies including the High Power Committee appointed by Your Government under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Former Chairman of National Commission of Farmers & the Father of Green Revolution in the country.



We are highlighting these points on the very basis of the above referred document, which is the Survey Report dated 15 th June, 2006 conducted by the Government of Maharashtra's Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swawlamban Mission at Amravati in connection with the Farmers' plight.



Sir, it is evident from the Survey Document that the farmers ' in extreme distress' as mentioned in the column 9 of the Survey Chart are 4,34,291 and the farmers families suffering from serious illness are 92,456.




The detailed survey was conducted by the said Government Controlled Mission at Amravati under the guidance of Divisional Commissioner at Amravati, in the 8351 Villages of 6 Districts of Vidarbha comprising of Yavatmal, Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Washim & Wardha in which 17,64,438 families were surveyed by the Mission.



On the basis of the in-depth study and analysis conducted by our organization, out of such a huge numbers of families from those surveyed villages, we would like to draw your immediate attention towards the column No. 8 & 9 pertaining to the farmers in extreme distress and farmers with serious illness as stated above.





THE FACTS & OUR EXPERIENCE :



Hon'ble Sir, in majority of cases of farmers suicides, we came to know that there is no food or medicine available to them and this plight has continued to result the extreme step of suicide by the said farmer and / or its family members.



Now, it is imperative on the part of the Union of India and State of Maharashtra that this known factors / points are to be attended to immediately so that these two class of farmers families i.e. the Farmers in Extreme Distress and Farmers Suffering from Serious Illness need to be attended immediately to remediate the plight of such farmers on the verge of committing suicides.





1) Farmers in Extreme Distress –



Identified Families : 4,34,291.



CAUSES IDENTIFIED :



After visiting the families of the farmers which committed suicides, we came to know that there was no food even sufficient for 2 days in the houses of such farmers. These unfortunate facts of non-availability of Food or money to buy food grain and / or the medicine, resulted in the ultimate sad and unfortunate incident of suicide by the said farmers who were unable to face the agony and distress of such unfortunate plight of indirect hunger and ultimate starvation of the family members including small children and old parents.





REMEDY SUGGESTED :





The Union of India through State of Maharashtra is providing food grain at the subsidized rate to the BPL families amongst the farm / landless labours. In order to stop the indirect hunger and starvation of these 4,34,291 Identified 'Families in Extreme Distress', most of them are small farmers of which the economic condition is not above the landless labourers (Col No. 9 of the Survey Chart), State of Maharashtra to provide 25 Kg of Food grain per month at the subsidized price @ Rs. 3 – 5 per kg under the PDS and/or any other special scheme to be announced at least for a period of 18 months now onwards. This will immediately result in providing direct food help to the 4,34,291 Identified Families in Extreme Distress and the indirect starvation of such families can be stopped so that the ultimate effect which is leading to the unfortunate suicide of the farmer family can be stopped, once the hunger and the indirect starvation of such families is attended to.



Farmers families suffering from Serious Illness –



Identified Families : 92,456.





CAUSES IDENTIFIED :



After visiting the families of the farmers which committed suicides, we also came to know that there was no medicine in the houses of such farmers where the family members are seriously ill or suffering from such diseases. The non-availability of medicine or money to buy food grain and / or the medicine, resulted in the ultimate sad and unfortunate incident of suicide by the said farmers who were unable to face the agony and distress of such unfortunate plight of indirect sufferings due to illness, hunger and ultimate starvation of the family members including small children and old parents.








REMEDY SUGGESTED :



The State is providing medical / health services to BPL families at the subsidized rate amongst the farm / landless labourers. In order to stop the indirect plight due to serious illness coupled with hunger and starvation of these 92,456 Identified Farmers Families with Serious Illness, most of them are small farmers of which the economic condition is not above the landless labourers (Col No. 8 of the Survey Chart), State of Maharashtra to provide Special BPL / Health Cards to such families so that they get the subsidized health care in Government run hospitals at par with the landless labourers or BPL families. This will immediately help in providing direct health care to the 92,456 Identified Families with Serious Illness and in Extreme Distress and which can help to stop the unfortunate suicide of the farmer families with serious illness.





Other IMPORTANT causes identified





1. UNCONTROLLED & UNRESTRICTED Sale OF BOGUS & DUPLICATE SEEDS :- It has been observed that Bogus & duplicate seeds being sold to poor and illiterate farmers due to Non implementation by the Govt. of Maharashtra of the Seed Control Order, 1983 issued under Sec. 3 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to arrest and control the big wig seed trades and manufacturers. This massive corruption in sale of duplicate & bogus seeds has resulted in cheating of the farmer and increasing of debt due to improper farm yield because of poor and bogus quality of seeds being sold freely due to apathy of State Government. This has indirectly resulted the unfortunate suicide of the farmers who lost their crops due to poor quality of seeds being provided to them in lack of proper administrative control by the agriculture department quality & input of the seeds which otherwise could have been possible due to the stringent provisions contended in the seed control order, 1983 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 if implemented in its true spirit & meaning. This failure on a part of State of Maharashtra to control the quality & input of seeds is one of the prime cause for the overall cheating and exploitation of the poor and illiterate farmers residing in the villages.







IMMEDIATE REMEDY



For immediate control of quality & input of seeds, it is high time that the State of Maharashtra be ordered by Union of India to implement the provisions of Seed Control Order 1983 and to instruct to issue delegation of power to its inspecting officer for control of quality & input seeds as required under sec. 12 of the Seed Control Order of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 which is the prime tool for the control of quality & input of seeds.





2. High cost of BT cotton seeds :- It has also been observed that the farmers are not being given proper advice and training by the Government of Maharashtra in Department of Agriculture since last several years. The costly and improper BT cotton seeds which are not suitable for dry land farming is being freely propagated and sold at a very high cost of Rs. 2000/- to Rs. 3600/- Per Kg of BT cotton seeds, cost of which is virtually killing the farmers due to high input cost and low yield.





REMEDIES SUGGESTED :



There must be the blanket ban on BT cotton seeds in the dry land farming areas. This has to be done immediately in order to save the farmers from undue exploitation and cheating. There must be ban on sale and mis leading advertisement of BT cotton seeds in the dry land areas of Maharashtra where such seeds are not useful for cultivation of cotton due to the high cost of input as compared to the yield. The so called upgrade technology is killing the farmers. So immediate steps may please be initiated by the Union of India in this regard to stop free trials and sales of GM and BT seeds to protect the farmer community at large.




PRAYER



Hon'ble Sir, in view of above, it is humbly prayed that Your Honour will arrange to call for the information from the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India as per the Provisions of Article 78(b) of Constitution of India and give suitable directions to provide food and health care to the families of the farmers in distress and to implement the provisions of the Seeds Control Order, 1983 in its true spirit & meaning and also arrange to stop free sale & trials of BT Cotton Seeds in dry land areas of the nation, so that the unfortunate incident of farmers suicides can be stopped to some extent.



Hon'ble Sir, we hope to get justice in the interest of farmers at large.



Thanking you,



Yours faithfully,

For VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI







KISHORE TIWARI

PRESIDENT



CC submitted to :

Hon'ble Governor, Govt. of Maharashtra, Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.



Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, PMO, North Block, Raj Path, New Delhi



Hon'ble Union Minister for Agriculture & Food – Civil Supply,

Govt. of India, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi.



Copy to :

1. Hon'ble Chief Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra Mantralaya Mumbai-32.

2. Hon'ble Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra Mantralaya Mumbai-32.

3. Hon'ble Principal Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra,

Deptt.of Relief & Rehabilitation, Mantralaya Mumbai-32.

4. Hon'ble Addl. Divisional Commissioner & Head of VNSSM at Amravati,

5. Hon'ble Collector, Yavatmal Distt. Yavatmal (MS)

6. Hon'ble Addl. Collector Yavatmal Distt. Yavatmal (MS)

Last Minute Permission - 5 Minutes Audience At Last

Nagpur, June. 14 :
The Maharashtra Government earlier denied permission to widows of farmers who committed suicide to meet President A P J Abdul Kalam during his visit to Yavatamal on June 15 by now after media exposed the apathy of administration over the farmers suicides issue, collector of yavatmal abha shukla infomed VJAS leader kishor tiwari that hon,ble president of India has given the permission to meet vidarbha farm widows delegation at yavatmal air port at around 10 a.m. for 5 minuts.

kamalabai goswami pawar and his son prakash pawar of village kolzari where indian prime minister Dr. manmohan singh was to visit last year on 1st july 2006 but failed to do so because of opposition of local administration and swarswatibai ramdas ambarwar the widows who featured in the yesterdays article of national daily hindu written by p.sainath has been included in the delegation .
widows nanda bhandare rekha gurnule and smita bakamwar will also present their plights of the vidarbha farm widows
The vidarbha jan andolan samiti earlier had sought a five-minute appointment with the President to brief him about the prevailing situation and the President's office also had shown keenness but it was rejected by the Maharashtra government, citing administrative and law and order problems
VJAS alleged thatd the government wants only the leader of the delegation to meet the President but this will not serve the purpose. If the President interacts with farmers and the widows, he will come to know about the condition of distressed farmers.

kishor tiwari added that the Samiti, which does not want to politicise the issue, decided to present case before the president and will request him ask details of farmers suicides under article 72 of Indian Constitution .In vidarbha in last 4 years more than 4000 cotton farmers committed suicides and vidarbha is sitting on suicide volcano so it is not expected to from president of India to attend fanfare of private college function ,VJAS leader has requested him to cut short his visit from air port itself so that it will not carry the wrong impression to international media who is covering vidarbha agrarian crisis ,kishor tiwari added.
we will try to present our case and raise main demands of loan waiver and better price to cotton before prez,so that it will serve our purpose to pressure maharashtra Govt.,kishor tiwari said

Maharashtra denies permission to Widows to meet Kalam

Courtesy National Hindu -
Maharashtra denies permission to farmers' widows to meet Kalam

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200706131927.htm

Nagpur, June. 13 (PTI): The Maharashtra Government has denied permission to an NGO to lead a delegation of widows of farmers who committed suicide to meet President A P J Abdul Kalam during his visit to Yavatamal on June 15.

The Samiti had sought a five-minute appointment with the President to brief him about the prevailing situation and the President's office also had shown keenness.

But the Maharashtra government, citing administrative and law and order problems, has denied such permission, Samiti president Kishore Tiwari said in a release today.

He said the government wants only the leader of the delegation to meet the President but this will not serve the purpose. If the President interacts with farmers and the widows, he will come to know about the condition of distressed farmers.

He said the Samiti, which does not want to politicise the issue, had planned an audience with the President but state government had used pressure to cancel the meeting.

The Samiti has now decided to go ahead with a protest by the widows during the President's visit.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Indian Rashtrapati and Vidarbha Widows

Ref: VJAS/POI-Visit/175/07 Date : 09/06/2007
An Open Letter to :

Respected Hon'ble President of India –
His Highness Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

It's not all well in Vidarbha to attend cultural programmes : Farmers are dying – rural economy is on the verge of collapse !
"Would you please spare few minutes to meet unfortunate widows of farmers who killed their lives in extreme distress and due to complete failure of Govt. Policies ruining the entire Indian Rural Economy in the background of so called shining india which resulted agrarian crisis witnessed by Vidarbha as a live lesson to learn!"

Ref : Your proposed visit to Farmers Suicide Epicenter – Yavatmal & Wardha Districts of Vidarbha Region in the State of Maharashtra.
Respected His Highness Dr. Abdul Kalamji,

You are well aware that, since last couple of years our organization – Vidarbha JanAndolan Samiti, is raising the issue of plight of poor farmers who are in extreme distress & suffering the heat of failure of Govt. policies, which has resulted in complete collapse of Indian Rural Economy and perhaps Vidarbha Region has been branded as Epicenter of farmers suicides and is witnessing a live lesson to learn.

From the days Your Honour occupied the coveted post of President of India, we have been keeping you informed about the plight of farmers & agrarian community in Vidarbha and their distressed conditions. We have also kept Your Honour posted regularly with the facts & figures of the ruining Indian Rural Economy and always prayed for your humble intervention in the interest of justice to the farmers & Rural India.

Hon'ble Mr. Sir, you may recall that since last two years, everyday in the morning, we have been mailing Your Honour the updated list containing names, addresses & other relevant details of the unfortunate farmers whose continued series of suicides due to extreme distress conditions prevailing in the Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra State, is heating the National & International news sense. We also submitted a detailed report containing the facts how Prime Minister Relief Package has failed to address the basic issues.

We are extremely sorry that we neither received any reply from your office on our various mails / fax / letters sent to you almost daily nor came to know any action is initiated by you on such a serious issue of plight of farmers in Vidarbha Region.

We regret that your office have not addressed issue in a manner it would have been, considering the gravity, seriousness & intensity of the subject. Perhaps this might be due to your busy schedule.

Now we understand that, you are visiting Yavatmal & Wardha Districts of Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra State for some cultural & educational programmes as Guest of Honour. While we propose to welcome & extend best wishes to you for your proposed visit to Yavatmal & Wardha Districts of Vidarbha Region, we would like to request you for sparing few minutes for the grief ridden unfortunate families & widows of farmers who killed themselves due to continued plight & miserable life being experienced by entire Rural India, economy of which is in extreme broken condition and due to that the farmers at large are constraint to commit suicides. Vidarbha agrarian crisis is a live example of how we are proceeding in a Global Economy in which issues of Rural India & farmers have thrown to back benches. Yavatmal & Wardha are the worst heat districts and therefore, being termed as Epicenter of farmers suicides, if you refer to the reports submitted by Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Former Chairman of National Commission on Farmers & your friend.

We will be highly obliged, if you could spare few minutes to meet unfortunate widows of farmers either at Yavatmal or Wardha and incorporate this meeting in your busy schedule programme and arrange to inform us accordingly.

However, we strongly feel that it is not all well in Vidarbha and therefore, it's not right time for any cultural or dancing session inauguration. Social issues are so grave that, such white collar cultural & dancing session inauguration programmes need to be discarded and we all should address thrust issues of ruining Rural Economy of India and the agrarian crisis. We feel your Yavatmal & Wardha visit must addressed these core issues and due importance may please be given on such a serious subject.

Hon'ble Mr. Sir, We hope you will understand our feelings and do the needful accordingly.

Best Regards,
Yours faithfully,
For VIDARBHA JANANDOLAN SAMITI

KISHORE TIWARI
PRESIDENT

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Kolam Tribal Starvation Deaths PIL - NHRC Visit

VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI :
11, Trisaran Society, In front of Somalwar School, Khamla, Nagpur – 440 025
Tel No. (0712) 2282457 Mob No. 9422108846 / 9371137653 / 9373121947
(Regd Office : At Post : Pandharkawada-445 302, Tq : Kelapur, Distt : Yavatmal)
Ref No. VJAS/PIL-HC/Kolam Deaths/175/2007, June 2, 2007

NHRC VISIT Regarding STARVATION & MALNUTRITION DEATHS OF KOLAM TRIBALS :

NHRC Team to visit vidarbha on 4th june to have on the spot of fact finding report on kolam starvation death and condition regarding Drinking Water, Health Care & BPL Benefits to Kolam Tribals

Petitioner VJAS to raise all issues of plights of Tribals and lack of support from Government before NHRC

After having very difficult task to save the Maharashtra Govt. before Nagpur Bench of Mumbai High Court in PIL pertaining to most serious issues of Starvation & Malnutrition Deaths of Kolam Tribals in Yavatmal District, Now team of NHRC(Natinal huma right commission) headed Dr.L.P.Mishra is visitng on 4th june to vidarbha .This is the NHRC special team will visit all kolam pods to see in to facts raised by the Kishor Tiwari of Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti regading Government Apathy & lack of timely support from Mantralaya to address the various issues involving Right to Food, Shelter – Gharkul, Health Care, Education, Drinking Water, etc. to be made available to the distressed Tribals family in the Yavatmal District by the Ground Level Administration in solving the issues and the look in to the the Officials limitations in speedy implementing the Tribal Schemes for want of budgetary supports and approvals of the State Government.

Along with NHRC team ,it is reported Amravati Divisional Commissioner Dr. Sudhir Goyal , PIL Petitioner Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti President Sh. Kishore Tiwari and Counsels Adv. Firdos Mirza, Adv. Vinod Tiwari, Adv. Ajay Somani, Asst. Govt. Pleaders Smt. Bharti Dangre & Sh. Arvind Mujumdar and host of the Government Officials from Yavatmal District including District Collector Dr. Harshwardhan Kamble, Z.P. CEO Dr. Sikar Pardesi, Additional Tribal Commissioner Sh. Hmant Limaye, Dy. Commissioner - Civil Supply Sh. Hemant Pawar, Dy. Commissioner Sh. Jaywant Choudhari, I.D.T.P. Project Officer Sh. S.N.Saidane, Dr. Rathod (District Health Officer), Dy. Director of Health Services of Akola and other Officials of Tribals Development and District Administration will visit these kolam pods.NHRC is investigating the complaint filled by Petitioner Sh. Kishore Tiwari in the year 2003, in the wake of untimely, sudden starvation deaths of 52 Kolam Tribals which rocked entire nation in the year 2003.

It may be recalled that the report of High Power Committee appointed by the Hon'ble High Court had pointed out serious issues pertaining to Poor Health-Care, Contaminated & Poisonous Drinking Water, poor conditions of Ashram Schools run by Politicians, short coming in BPL Schemes and denial of benefits to the poor & innocent tribals families residing in 710 villages of tribals belts of Yavatmal Districts. Upon perusal of the report and on the request of PIL Petitioner, the High Court had ordered State Government to take immediate steps and submit Action Taken Report on the serious points raised by the High Power Committee headed by the Divisional Commissioner, Amravati in which Top IAS Officials where the Members of the said fact finding committee who all are the part of administration governing the control of various schemes. But in the joint meeting, officials express their limitations in solving various burning problems of the Tribals inspite of knowing fully well, as they lack in getting timely support from the State Government at Mantralaya even after their repeated efforts.

According to VJAS NHRC team will certainly be shocked to note that many of the villages are forced to drink fluoride contaminated and poisonous drinking water, non availability of Doctors in Tribals area, miserable conditions of shelter and housing, mis-managed Ashram Schools run by the Politicians, non inclusion of illegible families in BPL List due to delay in finalization of BPL list at Mantralaya level, guaranteed employment to the Tribals, etc.

NHRC has been adked for urgent needs for protection of deprived Tribal families whose fundamental Rights to Live & Liberty is infringed due to negligence of State Government as the Tribals have been denied Right to Food, Shelter, Health – Care, Drinking Water & Education inspite of the directions from the Hon'ble High Court.

Limitations of timely support from Mantralaya, the results expected have not been seen effectively, even after four years of continued efforts of the District Administration. The Petitioner was very critical upon the lack of support from State Government and its apathy towards the burning issues of the Tribals in Yavatmal district for which the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti is fighting continuously since last Seven Years.

Kishor Tiwari
Vidarbha JanAndolan Samiti