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| AJKKU urges for implementing 73rd and 74th Amendments | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 22 : All Jammu and Kashmir Kissan Union (AJKKU) today urged for Rs. 500 Crores Relief Package for draught hit 7 lac families of farmers and to empower the panchyats by incorporating 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments in J&K Constitution.
Addressing a largely attended Dharna organized by the All J&K Kissan Union, the Chairman of the Union, Ashok Sharma also pleaded for formulating a comprehensive farm policy for the State, so that the losses caused to standing crops, orchards and live stock due to drought and in some areas by incessant rains could be compensated. He stressed that for the purpose, all the crop and cattle be insured on government expenses. Referring to long dry spell that prevailed in Jammu province during last two months and not timely releasing water in irrigation canals followed by untimely rains, winds and hail storm, the senior congress leader and former legislator demanded a special package of Rs. 500/- crore to compensate the farmers whose Rabi crops got damaged due to these factors.
"Besides this, he demanded six months free ration, free seeds, fertilizers and other agriculture inputs for the Kharief 2012, he added.
He also pleaded for strengthening of local-self government by incorporating 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments in J&K Constitution.
All J&K Kissan Union, Vice Chairman M.S. Jamwal, General Secretaries Yash Paul Sharma and Dr Y P Sharma and Raghunandan Khajuria, and Secretary Satish Dutta Advocate urged the farmers to unite themselves on single plate form to fight against their exploitation.
Prominent among those who addressed the Dharna included, Yash Paul Sharma, Hans Raj, Dr. YP Sharma, YPS Jamwal, Ch. Nazir Ahmed, Balwan Kumar, Vinod Sawney, Baldev Singh, Sujan Singh, Joginder Choudry, Amerjeet Singh, Vijay Choudry, Gharu Ram, Tej Ram and etc. |
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