Villages for sale-very disgusting

[dahiyars]

Dear All

Harkishanpura is a non-descript village in Bathinda district of Punjab in northwestern India. It suddenly made its way into news when in an unprecedented move the village panchayat announced that the village was up for sale. That was in Jan 2001. Since than five more villages in Punjab - in the midst of the food bowl of the country - are awaiting auction.

What began as an isolated and an extreme case of rural distress is now slowly and steadily spreading its tentacles throughout the country. In December 2005, Dorli in Wardha district of Maharashtra in central India became the first village outside the frontline agricultural state of Punjab - the harbinger of Green Revolution in India - to make itself available for sale. With signboards pasted all around, and the slogan " Dorli village is for sale" painted on the cattle back and trees, what appeared to be a bizarre tale is now becoming a sad but widespread reality.

Dorli village comprises 270 residents, 500 livestock, and nearly 600 acres of agricultural land. Every villager, including children, has an outstanding debt of Rs 30,000 (425 pounds).

R.S.Dahiya

[mann123]

Really very disgusting .......

[dahiyarules]

If it is so disgusting, why dont you guys buy out these poor people's problems?

[aabhisheksirohi]

In addition to above post would like to through more light on Farmers of Vidharba (Maharashtra). A bizarre tale is now becoming sad but widespread reality.As poor farmers due to unable to repay the mounting debts,they had decided to go in for mass sale of kidneys. Its a "Human market" with crops yeild faltering and with no other hope of repaying the outstanding debts the farmers are being forced not only to sell their land but also human organs.

What is more depressing is that the government is clueless of the reasons that aggravate agrarian crises.Nor is there an effort from agricultural scientists, economists to come out with proposals to put an end to this shameful blot on the country's image.The reason is obvious. No one has the political courage to point a fingure at the fundamental reason behind the collapse of the Green Revolution.It not only acerbated the crises leading to an enviournmental catastrophe but also destroyed millions of rural livelihoods.

Sh Vilasrao Deshmukh and Smt Sonia Gandhi knows the facts but as the state election will come after 3 and half years and they had taken it for garnted but as we have seen how Andhra people through out TDP from AP in state election, so time will come when Congress will be kick out by Marathis once again.

[dndeswal]

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THE TRIBUNE
DEC. 31. 2006

Farmers stall auctioning of land, stage dharna

Sirsa, December 30

Hundreds of farmers led by Krishan Swaroop Gorakhpuria, the state vice- president of the All-India Kisan Sabha, stalled the auctioning of 3 acres of land belonging to a marginal farmer Ram Kumar, a resident of Sherpura village, who had failed to pay a loan that he had taken from a bank.

The incensed farmers also staged a protest dharna in front of the office of the Sirsa Primary Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank in the village on Thursday and raised slogans against the bank and the administration.

Fearing repercussions, the bank officials and those who had assembled to offer bids for the land, thought it better to postpone the auction process. Gorakhpuria declared that under no circumstances the farmers would allow the bank officials or anyone else to auction poor farmer’s land and deprive them of the only means of their subsistence.

Ram Kumar had taken a loan of Rs 1.5 lakh from the bank for installing a tubewell and also for purchasing sheep.
He failed to repay the loan in time and the bank decided to auction his meager holding. — PTI
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[gaganjat]

Farmers all around India are selling their land in bits nd pieces. This should not be seen as a problem of few villages nd get disgusted its a bad time for all the farmers.