January, around 565 farmers have committed suicide to escape the direĮconomic straits arising out of agrarian policies.Īccording to Tiwari, one of the key issues haunting the farmers in The data compiled by VJAS indicates that from The petition states that the entire cotton belt of Vidarbha hasīecome a ribbon of death for farmers due to the state government’s Tiwari said the human rights commission has also taken cognisance of the petition moved by the VJAS. Problems that are forcing farmers in the region to take their own Within six weeks not just on the death of seven farmers but has alsoĪsked for a detailed analysis of the agrarian and socio-economic Samiti (VJAS) leader Kishore Tiwari said: “The National Human RightsĬommission (NHRC) has asked the state chief secretary to file a report Speaking to Deccan Herald from Nagpur on phone, Vidarbha Jan Andolan In a span of three days due to the worsening agrarian crisis in the Last month, there were reports that seven farmers took their lives Notice on the Maharashtra government seeking explanation on farmersĬommitting suicide in Vidarbha region “as it is tantamount to the The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has slapped a M’rashtra gets notice on farmers’ suicidesĥ65 cultivators took their lives since January 2012
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