‘Ajit Pawar and Narayan Rane has no right to comment on vidarbha statehood issue-VJAS
Nagpur - april 23, 2010
The recent statements of Maharashtra ministers Ajit Pawar and Narayan Rane has strongly condemned by pro-vidarbha statehood activist group Vidabha Jan andolan Samiti (VJAS) terming unwarned and uncalled for ,it’s just rubbing the salt to the wounds of the dying vidarbha farmers and tribal.
‘ Ajit Pawar and Narayan Rane both ministers have not moral and legitimate right to decide the statehood issue of vidarbha when NCP has already supported the demand where as congress high command has not taken it’s final decision on the issue. these attempts to aggravate the issue to create law and order problem in the state as both ministers are completely aware on ground level sentiments of vidarbha people and continued injustice done to the people of vidarbha more Ajit Pawar is the minister who is directly- indirectly responsible for thousands of cotton farmers suicides .statements are unfortunate and VJAS strongly condemn it’ Kishor Tiwari President of Vidabha Jan andolan Samiti (VJAS) informed in press note today .
VJAS was reacting to reported statements of Ajit Pawar and Narayan Rane ,here
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No separate Vidarbha, says Ajit Pawar
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_no-separate-vidarbha-says-ajit-pawar_1374518
Mumbai: The NCP has supported the demand for a separate Vidarbha state, but water resource minister and NCP chief’s nephew Ajit Pawar on Thursday indicated that he did not want a separate state.
“We have supported the demand for Vidarbha and Marathwada in the past five years,” he said. “Nobody should doubt our intentions. But we should create such an atmosphere that no one should feel the need for a separate Vidarbha. We will not divert any funds allocated to any region. This is my assurance.”
Pawar was speaking at the legislative council after Manickrao Thakre of the Congress wanted to know if the tenure of the statutory development boards of Vidarbha and Marathwada would be extended. The tenure of the boards will end on April 30.
He told the house that the government would ask the Centre to extend the tenure of the statutory boards. “There are still eight days to make a recommendation,” he said. “But I do not want any region to feel left out.”
He announced that the government would give money from the contingency fund to complete the irrigation projects in Gadchiroli district, Vidarbha.
He, however, blamed leaders from Vidarbha for ignoring the region. “Some people enjoyed their tenure in the cabinet. They did not say anything,” he said. “Why did cooperative societies fail in some areas? Cows were distributed in Vidarbha from the prime minister’s package… why did the production of milk fall? I do not want to criticise anyone but it is everyone’s responsibility.”
Separate Vidarbha? Forget about it-Rane
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_separate-vidarbha-forget-about-it_1373413
Mumbai: Revenue minister Narayan Rane on Monday warned the BJP leaders that they should stop dreaming of statehood to Vidarbha as neither the government nor the people of Vidarbha are in favour of it. This is for the first time that any minister or Congress leader has firmly expressed views on the issue of independent Vidarbha.
Rane said the people from Vidarbha region have never been in favour of the statehood status.
“The results of the two elections recently showed it clearly as the both the ruling parties gained majority from the region. The leaders demanding independent status should realise clearly that they should stop dreaming about it,” he said.
The Congress leaders so far have never come out so emphatically against the demand for a separate Vidarbha. Even in the assembly and the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress chose to take an ambiguous stand on the matter.
Some of its leaders were in favour of the independent status, while others had left it to the party high command.
Rane said the BJP was trying to gain political mileage out of the issue. “Nobody will deny the plight of the farmers in Vidarbha. The need of the hour is to strengthen the farmers socially and economically. Efforts are needed to be put in by all the parties.
“Our government will leave no stone unturned to make the farmers from Vidarbha capable of fighting all odds. Apart from providing them fertilisers and seeds, adequate loans will also be made available,” he said.
The minister said his government never discriminated against farmers based on the region. “If the farmers from western
“The government can fight if the problems of the farmers are of economic nature. But farmers are committing suicide because of other reasons, such as illness and lack of money for the wedding of their daughters. We should address these issues through awareness drives.”
Rane admitted that 6,161 farmers have committed suicide since 2001. “Suicide is not new to the region. Farmers have been committing suicide for last 50 years. But our government has sincerely attempted to get rid of it,” he added.
He claimed that the per capita income of the farmers in six districts with agrarian crisis of the Vidarbha has improved significantly in the past 10 years.
Rane also said that the government has demanded a new package of Rs7,264 crore from the Centre for the farmers of suicide-prone areas of Vidarbha.
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‘Vidarbha statehood is issue that the people will decide it,the injustice and on going agrarian crisis has made the situation of the region worst .million of farmers are in despair and million of the tribal are malnourish. The drought in the area has created the severe water, food, fodder crisis in the region and ministers who are directly responsible and accountable to monitor the crisis are issuing such ridiculous and hostile statement.
Massive corruption in the irrigation contracts in last three years has made Ajit Pawar richer by thousands of crore as there are strong evidences of misdeed in the grant of contracts and VJAS has been demanding C.B.I. Probe in the Prime Minister Relief Package ’ Tiwari added.
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Kishor Tiwari
President
Vidarbha Jan andolan samiti
kishortiwari@gmail.com
kishortiwari.blogspot.com
vidarbhatimes.blogspot.com
Contact-09422108846
1 comment:
There is need of seperate vidarbha we marathi youths dont trust you its a conspiracy of hindi speaking people as the power of this region earlier was under the hindi people but now in United maharashtra they lost power and we maharashtrians got the power so they want seperate state to regain power. All the people involved in this movement are non maharashtrians and few of gaddar of maharashtra but we will not allow this to happen we strongly oppose the statehood movement....And what you tell that vid is not developed even marathwada and konkan are undeveloped so do they ask for seperate state? Statehood is not a solution the leaders of vidarbha are lazy fellows and are not intrested in developing the region they are intrested in building colleges and fill up their own treasure they should learn something from leaders of western maharashtra.. Whatever Mr Nitesh Rane has said iS right we youths dont support your demand we want ""SANYUKT MAHARASHTRA""..wE LOVE O BE CALLED AS MAHARASHTRIANS . WE are not intrested in seperate vidarbha
WE LOVE MAHARASHTRA WE ARE CULTURALY AND EMOTIONALLY BONDED WITH MAHARASHTRA YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BREAK OUR MAHARASHTRA INTO PARTS ON ITS GOLDEN JUBLIEE..
WE DONT WANT THAT VIDARBHA TO BE HUB OF NAXALITIES LIKE CHATTISGARH AFTER SEPERATION... WE ARE SAFE IN SANYUKT MAHARASHTRA
OUR ABA PATIL IS TRYING TO DEVLOP VIDARBHA ON THE GROUNDS OF WESTERN MAHARASHTRA SO THERE IS NO NEED OF SEPERATE STATE
NO NEED TO SAY JAI VIDARBHA INSTEAD SAY
"""JAI MAHARASHTRA""""
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