CPI(M)'s
Northern Sangharsh Sandesh jatha was received in Rajasthan at Sangaria
on 8th evening. After an enthusiastic reception, the Jatha travelled to
reach Hanumangarh
Addressing a large gathering at Bhagat Singh Chowk, Brinda Karat
member of CPI(M) Polit Bureau expressed concern at the fate of Guaar
producing peasants of twin districts of Hanumangarh and Ganganagar and
other areas who are being deprived of a possibility of good rate. This
is due to the intervention of state government favouring big export
companies at the cost of peasants. It is to be noted that Guaar, used
for extraction of shale gas on a large scale, last year fetched
exporters Rs 33,000 a quintal in export market with help of speculative
manipulation, while peasants were given only Rs 2,000. This year larger
number of peasants with larger investment have gone for this crop hoping
for a good rate. But traders have brought the rate down, and government
instead of acting against speculators who manipulated market last year
has helped crashing of export price. This has pushed the peasant's to an
unending wait hoping for a better price to sell their produce.
Government, too on its part is sitting idle and not offering any support
in the form of Minimum Support Price.
Earlier, denouncing police repression on lawyers in Jaipur in
strongest words, Brinda Karat, asked, “If this kind of treatment is
meted out to protectors of law, one can well imagine what could await
the poor or dalits who approach police with their complaints”.
At the same time reacting to questions regarding police force in
Rajasthan resorting to agitational methods, she squarely blamed State
government for things coming to such an pass. “Has the Rajasthan
government acted on time, High Court may not have issued the orders they
did and hence no police agitation”. Expressing full solidarity with the
agitating lawyers, Brinda Karat demanded withdrawal of all the false
cases foisted against agitators and urged that the State government
should start talks to find a solution for their demands. She was
interacting with media here this morning.
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