More vidarbha farmer deaths feared as authorities get tough
Published Date: November 23, 2010
By Saji Thomas, Nagpur
Debt-ridden farmers meet in village Hiwara where power connection is snapped following their failure to pay up the outstanding tariff
Church and social activists fear more debt-ridden farmers will take their own lives in western India after the government begins to forcefully recover loans and cut power supply.
“If the government action continues there would be more suicides,” warns Father Francis Dabre, who coordinates the Catholic Church’s social works in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state.
As many as 667 debt-trapped farmers have committed suicide in the region since January this year following crops failure.
Father Dabre says the power disconnection and forceful recovery of loans have further shattered the farmers’ attempt to rebuild their lives. The government action, he asserted, have violated the farmers’ fundamental rights.
“It is the government’s duty to ensure its citizens lead a dignified life,” the Catholic priest told ucanews.com on Nov. 22.
Kishore Tiwari, who heads the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (forum for Vidarbha people’s struggle), says the government agencies do not care about poor people.
He told ucanews.com on Nov. 21 that he has consistently taken up the issue with appropriate government forums but nothing has happened.
Meanwhile, some banks have started seizing loan defaulters’ tractors and other movable property, Tiwari said.
Starvation deaths and suicide face some 150,000 farmers after the electricity department cut their power supply, he said Another 370,000 farmers could face a similar fate.
Ramesh Sankneniwar, a farmer from Hiwara, a village in Yavatmal district that reported the largest number of farmer suicides, said crops had failed after the “sudden power supply disconnection.”
The father of three said his eight acre farm had a thriving Bt Cotton crop a month ago, but the plants died as he could not water them.
“We pleaded with the government not to disconnect our power when the crops required water the most, but to no avail,” he said.
Sankneniwar had taken 300,000-rupee (US$6,820) bank loan mortgaging his property. “Failure to return the loan will lead to confiscation or auction the property,” he said.
Suresh Bolenwar, from the same village, says some farmers see no option but to end their lives if the government does not come to their rescue.
CHANDRAPUR: Forbes' lists evoke awe. Those who figure in the publication's pantheon are super achievers, and, more often than not, super rich.
Dadaji Khobragade has made it to a Forbes' list. The magazine recently named him as one of the seven most powerful rural Indian entrepreneurs, whose "inventions are changing lives" of people across the country. For good reason too: Khobragade revolutionised paddy farming by developing the highly successful variety of paddy — HMT rice — that gives 80% more yield than conventional varieties and has become a household name.
But Khobragade is hardly your run-of-the-mill Forbes' millionaire. He is a landless labourer fighting poverty in the remote Nanded (Fakir) village in Nagbhid tehsil. Seventy and struggling, he can barely make ends meet.
The irony couldn't be more acute: Although the variety invented by him is cultivated over lakhs of hectares across the country, Khobragade doesn't even have an inch of land in his own name. HMT rice is sold at around Rs 3200 a quintal, but Khobragade had to sell his three-acre land because he didn't have money to fund his son's hospitalisation. Khobragade has a rack full of awards but his grandson could not pursue his polytechnic course because the family couldn't afford the modest fees.
Khobragade is barely literate but was always gifted when it came to farming. Despite no formal education in agriculture – he has studied only until Class III – Khobragade began experimental breeding of a new variety of rice. After years of trial and error, his variety gave him a much higher yield compared to that of conventional one. In 1989, the yield with the newly developed variety was so astounding that, the demand for his variety skyrocketed in no time.
"I began my experiments with the conventional 'Patel 3' variety of rice. After five years of continuous study and research, I succeeded in developing the one that is now known as HMT rice," Khobragade said, evidently recalling the story with mechanical ease.
However, the name of the variety — HMT – happened quite by accident. While people took their bumper paddy harvest from the seeds given by Khobragade for sale in the APMC market yard, the authorities asked for the name of the variety.
One of Khobragade's companions suggested the name of HMT, the brand of wrist watch he was wearing at the time, and the farmer innocently accepted it. The demand for HMT variety skyrocketed. In 1997, Khobragade alleged that the Panjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth (PKV) was commercialising his variety and had started selling it with the name of PKV HMT rice. The agriculture university had claimed that it had 'purified' Khobragade's variety.
Nevertheless, Khobragade got several awards, including the Rastrapati award, state government's Krishi Bhushan award and the award given by National Innovative Foundation for his contribution in the field of agriculture.
However, despite the fame and awards, Khobragade's financial condition continued to deteriorate. He lives an impoverished life with his wife, son, daughterin-law and three grandsons with his small earnings.
"I had to sell my land for the treatment of my son. The small and only help came from the father-in-law of my son, who bought 1.5 acres of land in the name of his daughter. At present, I carry out my research work in this small piece of land owned by my daughter-in-law," Khobragade said.
Khobragade had asked 10 acres of land on lease from the district administration and had forwarded application in 2008, but he says nothing has come of it so far.
He said he had come to know about the Forbes' list only through scribes."I'm happy that my efforts have been recognised," he said. Tehsil agriculture officer, Nagbhid, DV Wahane said,"His request for 10 acres of land on lease has been approved. But the allotment is withheld due some procedural reasons. I would soon take up the issue with the tehsildar" said Wahane.
Khobragade hopes that this promise isn't hollow. But he has every reason to be skeptical of the government's intentions: the gold medal he had received as part of the Krishi Bhushan award had turned out to be made of silver.
Adarsh scam: Petition filed with the PMO-Hindustan Times
Mumbai-Nov.6-2010
The Adarsh CoOperative Housing Society n Colaba in south Mumbai – which is embroiled in controversy for having allotted flats to politicians, ministers, IAS/IPS,defence service officers,in stead of... widows and families of Kargil war heroes –has come under the scanner of the Prime Minister’sOffice(PMO). Petition was filed with the PMO seeking an independent inquiry into the alleged scam and specifically into flats allotted to three war widows and some members belonging to scheduled castes/scheduled tribes alleging that the names could be dummies put up by politicians or some IAS/IPS officers. The petition was filed on Wednesday by KishoreTiwari, president of the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti, a non-government organisation that has primarily been working for the cause of farmers and tribals. According to the petition, the list of allottees states that three war widows had been allotted flats and members of SC/ST, too,had been given flats in Adarsh CHS. “These names need to be examined because the ultimate beneficiary is some other person who is occupying and enjoying the benefits of the flats. In case of allotment to SC/ST, the person needs to be probed, as the allottees are either bogus with no valid SC/ST certificate. The ultimate beneficiary is some politician or top IAS official,”Vinod said. The petition seeks that the scam be probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. All those found guilty should be booked and prosecuted under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, the petition adds. “The presiding officer (an officer of the level of joint secretary) at the PMO,informed us that an inquiry by a special team from the Ministry of Defence, Personnel Affairs and Home is already on,”said Kishore’s brother,advocate Vinod Tiwari. The report is expected in a fortnight. Kishore’s petition will come up for hearing on November 17. “We will wait till the report is filed. If nothing concrete comes from the inquiry,we will file public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court,” Vinod said. ========================================================
Cotton growers in Vidarbha on Friday staged candle-light protests on the eve of US President Barack Obama's visit to the country, seeking to draw his attention to the plight of the agriculture sector in the region caused by American policies.
Protests were held under the banner of the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS), with the main protest being organised at Hiwara village in Zari taluka of Yavatmal district where a rally was taken out demanding a ban on American seed 'Bt Cotton' and withdrawal of ongoing subsidies given to American cotton growers.
Farm widows and distressed farmers from surrounding villages participated in the march and raised the slogan 'Barack Obama Go Back', the VJAS said in a release here.
"The US President is our guest and we respect him. There is no intention to hurt his feeling as we want that the main reason behind mass genocide of cotton farmers in Vidarbha should be there in the agriculture agenda as we understand it is not in the listed subjects," VJAS president Kishor Tiwari said during the rally at Hiwara, it said.
Vidarbha Farm Widows Association (VFWA) Babytai Bais lighted a candle in a prayer meeting in Hiwara, in which hundreds of farm widows and debt trapped farmers from the affected villages in Vidarbha attended, the release said.
Tiwari has alleged that American Cotton and Bt Cotton have ruined rural economy of cotton growing Vidarbha region as more than 10,000 cotton growers in Vidarbha, who opted for Bt cotton seed, committed suicide.
Vidarbha farm widows to protest during Obama visit
PTI / Thursday, November 4, 2010 21:21 IST
Vidarbha farm widows will hold a protest tomorrow to draw attention of US President Barack Obama ahead of his visit to Mumbai on Saturday, as huge subsidy by US on American cotton resulted into more than two lakh farmers committing suicide in India.
The widows will light candles as a protest at Hiwara in Zari Taluka of neighbouring Yavatmal district, which has a highest number of farmers suicides.
The farm widows want to draw the attention of Obama towards the fact that huge subsidy by US on American cotton led to most severe agrarian crisis in the country resulting into more than 2,16,000 cotton farmers committing suicides in India, Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti president Kishore Tiwari said in a release here today.
"Our aim is to inform Obama that Vidarbha cotton farmers mass genocide is the result of American policies to protect their cotton farmers and claim that Bt Cotton has brought genetic revolution in agriculture is hoax when 80% of three million cotton growers families are in deep distress and debt and one farmer is committing suicide every eight hours," he said.
He alleged that American Cotton and Bt Cotton have ruined rural economy of cotton growing Vidarbha region with more than 10,000 cotton growers in Vidarbha, who opted for Bt cotton seed, committed suicide.
The farmers' despondency was caused due to the delay in cotton procurement and forceful loan recoveries by banks and private micro finance agencies as government-run banks failed to provide fresh loans to distressed farmers even after intervention of administration, Tiwari alleged.
URL of the article: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_vidarbha-farm-widows-to-protest-during-obama-visit_1462324-all
Hon’ble Chairperson, High Power National Advisory Council (NAC),
Govt. of India, New Delhi
President, Indian National Congress,
11, Akbar Road,New Delhi.
Sub :Involvement of High profile top Ruling Party Politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers, in a Govt. land allotted with the benefits for the purpose of Kargil War Widows housing scheme :
Adarsh Housing Society scamneed to be probed by CBI and all guilty to be booked & Prosecuted under relevant provisions of IPC & Prevention of CorruptionAct.
Ref :Benefits meant for families of War Widow taken away by the politicians and bureaucrats in a highly irresponsible, illegal and corrupt manner – serious controversy thereof
Hon’ble Sir,
Our organization is fighting for the cause of the common man and we have so far exposed many scams involving corruption in public life. We are striving for the faith & belief of a common man in this grave time of deminishing high values & moral of the society. Our small contribution in raising voice for the cause ofFarmers, Tribals and Other suppressed class of society have brought great success. Our movement has now become a movement of common man.
With this representation, our organization would like to draw your immediate kind attention towards most seriousand most discussed & debated issue of Involvement of High profile Top politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers, in a Govt. land allotted with the benefits for the purpose of Kargil War Widows – Adarsh Housing Society Scheme. Every citizen of India is shocked to know the entire controversy in which benefits meant for families of War Widows have been literally taken away by the politicians and bureaucrats in a highly irresponsible, illegal and corrupt manner.
Our organization has conducted thorough Analysis and Study of the entire controversy and came to concrete conclusion that the High profile Top Politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers are involved in the scampertaining to a Govt. land allotted with the additional benefits for the purpose of Kargil War Widows housing scheme
ADARSH SOCIETY - BACKGROUND
It is pertaining to the note that the land on Survey No. 652, Colaba Division, forming part of Block VI, is owned & occupied by Government of Maharashtra and wasearlier allotted to BEST and left out for road widening.
It was subsequently allotted to the Adarsh Society in which families of war widows and defence personnel were to be exclusively accommodated. Several benefits were given to the said Adarsh Housing Society only due to the fact that it was meant for the ultimate advantage of War Widows of Kargil and/or other defence personnel. But to the utter surprise of entire Country,High profile Top Politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers have virtually grabbed the benefits and are involved in the scampertaining to a Govt. land allotted with the benefits for the purpose of Kargil War Widows housing scheme
It is also pertaining to the note that the high rise 31 floor building of Adarsh Society is in the highly sensitive area adjourning to the military establishment / defence organization and only because it was shown to be for use of War Widows, all benefits were given tothe society and at the flag end, the flats were allotted to the so called members which are either dependant or directly related to High profile top politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers.
It is important to note that High profile top politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers have managed to increase the FSI in a most controversial and illegal manner directly in violation of Development Control Regulations (DCR) and in violation of provisions ofTown Planning Act / MMRDA Act. They have changed the entire reservation pattern to accommodate High profile top politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officersin a most irresponsible, corrupt and highly irregular manner though they have shown to have accommodated more than 60% Service/Ex-Servicemen including Kargil Heroes and widows and other brave soldiers in addition to 20% SC/ST as per Government Rules but the list given below indicates totally different picture.The fact is that the allottee members are either relatives or dependants or family members of High profile top politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers who all are involved in this scam of National Concern.
Having conducted thorough investigation and enquiry, We are enclosing herewith a list of the 103 members of the society alongwith its critical analysis to highlight the truth behind this controversy in which High profile top politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers are directly or indirectly involved as ultimate beneficiary of the scam ofpertaining a Govt. land allotted with the benefits for the purpose of Kargil War Widows housing scheme
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ENTIRE 103 ALLOTTEE OF ADARSH CORRUPTION :-
S/No.
Nameof Member/Allotee
Ultimate Beneficiary –
Politician – Bureaucrat
1.
Shri. RC Thakur
Dummy name - Relative of MLA of Ruling Party
2.
Brig MM Wanchu
Defence Personnel – But said to be sold to businessman.
3.
Commander Rajiv Pilo
Defence Personnel – But said to be sold to businessman
4.
Cdr AS Balakrishnan
Defence Personnel – But said to be sold to businessman
5.
Surg Capt PS Tampi
Defence Personnel – But said to be sold to Politician.
6.
Shri Parmanand K Hinduja
Relative of IAS Bureaucrat
7.
Shri.Sudhakar Laxman Madke
Politician – Dummy allottee.Actual possession with other businessman .
8.
Smt Sushila Shaligram
Mother of IAS Retired Mr. Subhash Lala, Ex-Principal Secretary of CM – Vilasrao Deshmukh. Presently Member of Maharashtra Human Rights Commission.(MHRC)
9.
Adm Madhvendra Singh, PVSM,AVSM,VSM
Defence Personnel – But said to be sold to businessman
10.
Shri JM Abhyankar
Retired IAS – Secretary to Govt. of Maharashtra.
11.
Shri PV Deshmukh
IAS – Secretary to Govt. of Maharashtra
12.
Shri Gajanan S Koli
Relative of MLA
13.
Shri Amol V Kharbhari
Politician
14.
Shri Kiran Bhadange
Dummy Allottee.
15.
Shri. Kanhaiyalal Gidwani
Ruling Party Ex-MLC
16.
Shri. Kailash K Gidwani
Son of Ruling Party Ex-MLC
17.
Shri. Amit K Gidwani
Son of Ruling Party Ex-MLC
18.
Shri Arun P Pawar
Politician related to NCP Leader.
19.
Maj Ashish Tandon
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale.
20.
Lt Cdr A Puran Kumar,
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale.
21.
Maj Gen VS Yadav
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale.
22.
Lt Gen PK Rampal
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale.
23.
Col Amarjeet Singh
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
24.
LtCol PH Ram
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
25.
Brig. AC Chopra
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
26.
LtCol RK Singh
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
27.
Commander John Mathew
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
28.
Maj Gen Tej Kishen Kaul,
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
29.
Lt Gen GS Sihota
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
30.
Brig MD Singh
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
31.
Cmde Gopal Bharati
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium.
32.
Brig Romeshchander Sharma
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .Nominated by CM Ashok Chavan relative.
33.
Lt Gen Shantanu Choudhry
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
34.
VAdm Madanjit Singh
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
35.
Brig Tara Kant Sinha
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
36.
Capt AP Singh
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
37.
Lt Cdr Chunnilal
Defence Personnel, but actually under sale on heavy premium. .
38.
Shri Rajesh Shantilal Bora
Politician related to Ruling Party MP
39.
Dr. Arun V Dawle
Politician related to Ruling Party Minister
40.
Shri Sampat R Khidse
Politician related to Ruling Party MP
41.
Shri Anand S Bharose
IAS
42.
Smt Seema Vyas
IAS Wife of Ex-Collector of Mumbai.
43.
Shri Kanishka J Phatak
Son of Top Ranking IAS Officer – Shri Dr. J.M. Phatak, Ex-Municipal Commissioner of BMC – Ex- Principal Secretary – UDD Govt. of Maharashtra.
44.
Miss Supriya V Maske
Related to Politician
45.
Shri Shriniwas D Patil
Ex-IAS & Ex-Member of Parliament of NCP.
46.
Shri Shivajirao C Deshmukh
Politician Minister.
47.
Shri. Shah Dhaval Rajesh
Related to Politician
48.
Ms Kavita S Godbole
IAS related
49.
Cdr Harbhajan Singh (Retd)
Related to close friend of CM
50.
Shri. Malav J Shah
Related to close friend of CM
51.
Shri Rajesh Kumar Das
Related to close friend of CM
52.
Shri. Aditya B Patil
Related to Politician
53.
Ms Sumeela Sethi
Daughter of IAS Retired Mr. Subhash Lala,Ex-Principal Secretary – UDD & Ex-PrincipalSecretary of CM – Vilasrao Deshmukh. Presently Member of Maharashtra Human Rights Commission.(MHRC)
54.
Shri. Chandrashekar R Gaikwad
IAS Nominee.
55.
Shri Shivajirao Shankar Kale
Politician Nominee
56.
Shri Krishnarao D Bhegade
Politician Nominee
57.
Dr Sanjay Radkar
IAS Nominee.
58.
Shri Arun S Adate
Politician Nominee
59.
Shri Jitendra S Awhad
MLC of Ruling NCP Party.
60.
Miss Soniya S Kholapure
Politician Nominee.
61.
Shri Vishwas B Chougale
Politician Nominee
62.
Shri Raghunath M Bhosale
Relative of Top Businessman related to Politician.
63.
Shri Suresh Prabhu
Shiv Sena Leader & Ex-MLA.
64.
Shri Uttam Ghakare
Related to IAS. Backed by Politician – Dummy
65.
Maj NW Khankhoje
Dummy.Related to busiessman close to Ex-CM
66.
Shri Nivruti G Bhosale
Politician related to Ruling Party.
67.
Shri. Amar Singh Waghmare
Dummy actually sold to businessman
68.
Lt Gen Tejinder Singh , VSM
Defence personnel, but under agreement with some private businessman.
NCP Leader & Former Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Former Minister of Govt. of Maharashtra.
70.
Shri. Ranjit Chintamani Sangitrao
Son of IAS Mr. C.S. Sangitrao,Ex-Principal Secretary – UDD & Ex-PrincipalSecretary of CM – Vilasrao Deshmukh. Ex-Collector, Mumbai.
71.
Devyani Khobragade
Related to IAS
72
Lt Cdr. Gurumukh S Grewal
Defence personnel
73.
Smt.Seema Vinod Sharma
Related to CM
74.
Shri.Jagdish Ambika Prasad Sharma
Related to CM
75.
Shri.Sajjan Singh Yadav
Dummy – Actually under agreement with Politician
76.
Shri Kedari Vishal Kishore
Related to IAS
77.
Nirmal Chander Vij,
Defence Personnel.Now staying in Delhi.
78.
Gen Deepak Kapoor,
Defence Personnel.Now staying in Delhi
79.
Smt. Idzes Angmo Kundan
IAS Ex-Collector of Mumbai.
80.
Shri. Onkar Tiwari
Related to IAS.
81.
Shri. Balasahib Yeshwantrao Sawant
Politician
82.
Shri.Sadusing Fulsing Rajput
Politician – Dummy Allottee.
83.
Mr.Mukundrao Govindrao Mankar
Related to MP.
84.
Mr.Sanjoy Shankaran
Son of IAS Mr. D.K. Shankaran,Ex-ChiefSecretary, Govt. of Maharashtra, & Ex-PrincipalSecretary of CM – Vilasrao Deshmukh.
85.
Mr.Paramveer Abhey Sancheti
Son of brother of BJP MLA Mr. Chainsukh Kisanlal Sancheti from Malkapur, Buldhana. Closely related to BJP National President Mr. Nitin Gadkari as his Full-Time Business Partner Mr. Ajay Sancheti, National Executive Member of BJP.
86
Mr.Suresh Gulabrao Atram
DummyAllottee – Bogus Scheduled Tribes. No Tribe validity certificate submitted so far.
87.
Ms.Sheetal Vinod Ganju
IAS allottee.
88.
Mr.Anil Kumar Thakur
Politician allotTee.
89.
Mr. Bhavesh Ambalal Patel
Related to NCP Leader.
90.
Mrs.Bhagwati Manoharlal Sharma
Related to CM
91
Mr.Madanlal Milkiram Sharma
Related to CM
92.
Mr.Satyasandha Vinayak Barve
IAS allotteerelative
93.
Maj Gen Ram Kanwar Hooda
Defence Personnel.Now staying in Delhi.
94.
Mr.Dhondiram Ganpati Waghmare
Related to IAS
95.
Col KJS Khurana
Defence Personnel.Now staying in Delhi.
96.
Ms.Raorane Rupali Harishchandra
Politician Dummy Allottee.
97.
Shri.Siddhartha Sonu Gamre
Politician Dummy Allottee.
98.
Shri.Girish Pravinchandra Mehta
Related to Ruling Party MLA
99.
Shri.Manilal K Thakur
Related to Ruling Party MLA
100.
Sushil Chand Sharma
Defence Personnel.Now staying in Delhi.
101.
Shri.S.B.Chavan
In the name of father of CM Ashok Chavan, though he died long long back.
102.
Capt Praveen Kumar
Defence Personnel.Now staying in Delhi.
103.
Dr (Mrs) Archana Tiwari
Related to IAS. Dummy Allotee.
THUS THE LIST INDICATE ITS TRUE PICTURE AS TO HOW THE CLAIM OF ADARSH SOCIETY IS WRONG AND UNFOUNDED
In light of the facts mentioned above, we hereby demand that
1.The entire scam should be handed over to CBIor Independent High Level Enquiry Authorityfor enquiry,investigation and prosecution under the provisions of Indian Penal Code & Prevention of Corruption Act since the members / allottee of the Adarsh Society is either dummy / fictious or close relations of the High profile top politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers who have taken ultimate advantage of the benefits given to the high rise building in a prestigious society in posh colaba area of South Mumbai, under the shelter of War Widows.
2.Entire moneypaid by the so called member /allottees of the society for getting the flats need to be thoroughly investigated because money has been deployed directly or indirectly by High profile top politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers, in direct violation of provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act from the sources other than their known sources of legitimate Income.
3.Three war widows shown as allottee need to be examined because the ultimate beneficiary is some other person who is occupying and enjoying the benefits of the flats. Similarly, allotment made in the name of Schedule Castes & Scheduled Tribespersons need to be probed since allottee are either bogus SC / ST not having valid caste / Tribe Certificate and their ultimate beneficiary are some politicians or top IAS officials.
4.The entire scam is of high profile, therefore need to be investigated thoroughly by independent agencies to expose the scam of High profile top politicians, Ministers, IAS/ IPS Officers, Defence Services Officers.
We hope, you will take immediate appropriate action in the interest to the justice with the faith and belief of a common man in this most sensitive issue pertaining to the war widows in whose name Adarsh Society has took various advantages and benefits in direct violation of various laws, statute, rules & regulations. We are confident if probed independently, all guilty can be prosecuted under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
KISHORE TIWARI.
PRESIDENT,
VIDARBH JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI
A movement fighting for justice to the Common Man.
VIDARBHA JANANDOLAN SAMITI
PRESIDENT –
KISHORE TIWARI,
B.E. (Mech.Engg.), M.B.A., LL.B., M.A. (Pub. & Admn.), M.A. Sociology,
M.I.S. (USA), Fellow - I.E.H., Fellow – Institution of Engineers (India)-
CHARTERED ENGINEER
BACKGROUND :
Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti is fighting for the cause of common man since 1998.
Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti is constantly pursuing its battle on various fronts like –
a.Administrative
b.Judicial
c.Quasi-judicial
d.Legislative
e.Parliamentary
f.International levels
PUBLIC ISSUES :
1.Farmers suicides
2.Mal nutrition of Tribals.
3.Plights of Rural economy
4.Drinking water
5.Right to Food
6.Right to Education
7.Problems of Minorities
8.Issue of Separate Statehood to Vidarbha
THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENT :
The continued follow up and Jan Andolans of Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti has resulted in many success broadly classified as –
1.Waiver of small farmers crop loans
2.interest remission to marginal farmers
3.right to food to the lacs of tribals.
4.Primary Education to every rural students.
5.Farmers packages
6.BPL benefits to thousands of poor families.
7.Justice to unwed mothers
