Dindigul, January 18, 2008: Led by Anil P. Joshi, a Padmashri award winner, a team of 11 members took out a marathon cycle rally from Kanyakumari to New Delhi demanding an Agriculture Act and farmers’ friendly agriculture policies to protect cultivable lands and survival of farmers.
The team, comprising students, farmers and social activists, had reached the Dindigul on Thursday evening after covering southern districts of Tamil Nadu.
Talking to press persons at Gandhigram Trust in Gandhigram, he said foodgrains were transported from northern to southern states. Therefore it should be in the Central list.
The policies of the Central Government like formation of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) have been taking away the land rights of farmers. Mere compensation for acquisition of agriculture lands would not ensure adequate security to farmers.
“First of all, agricultural land should not be offered for such activities. Our mandate is to make farmers an active partner in such activities so that their future can be secured. The Central government had abandoned Nandhigram issue,” he deplored.
Source: The Hindu
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