Tuesday, September 20, 2011

“ధాన్యం రైతుకు మద్దతు ధర ఇప్పించలేకపోతే రాష్ట్రప్రభుత్వమే విధిగా బోనస్ ఇవ్వాలి: లోక్ సత్తా” plus 3 more

“ధాన్యం రైతుకు మద్దతు ధర ఇప్పించలేకపోతే రాష్ట్రప్రభుత్వమే విధిగా బోనస్ ఇవ్వాలి: లోక్ సత్తా” plus 3 more

ధాన్యం రైతుకు మద్దతు ధర ఇప్పించలేకపోతే రాష్ట్రప్రభుత్వమే విధిగా బోనస్ ఇవ్వాలి: లోక్ సత్తా

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:08 AM PDT

విద్యార్థులపై లాఠీఛార్జిని నిరసించిన లోక్ సత్తా

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:07 AM PDT

State should grant bonus to Paddy growers: Lok Satta

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:02 AM PDT

Union Agriculture Minister's assertion that it is not possible to ensure a minimum support price which is 50 percent above the cost of production as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission is atrocious, charged Lok Satta Party Working President D. V. V. S. Varma today.

In a media statement, Mr. Varma accused the Union and State Governments of ruining farmers and tenants by not ensuring a remunerative price for agricultural produce on the one hand and not permitting them to export on the other.

The Mohan Kanda Committee appointed by the State Government to go into the conditions leading to crop holiday declaration by paddy growers in certain parts of the State did not bother to recommend measures for ensuring a fair and remunerative price. Even the Chief Minister threw the ball into the Center's court.

Mr. Varma demanded that the State Government persuade the Center to announce a remunerative price for paddy. If it cannot, it should offer a bonus to farmers as it realizes Rs.1500 crore by way of VAT on levy rice.

Mr. Varma wanted the State Government to ensure procurement by State undertakings as in Chattisgarh. It should try to extend the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to agriculture. The Union Government should enable farmers to export their produce to foreign countries, after taking care of the country's food security.

Lok Satta faults lathi charge

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:01 AM PDT

The Lok Satta Party today took exception to indiscriminate lathi charge on students of Osmania University and Nizam College on Monday.

Lok Satta Party leaders Katari Srinivasa Rao and P. Bhaskara Rao said that arrests and repression of people taking part in the general shutdown on the Telangana issue would merely aggravate the crisis.

They demanded that the Union Government instead of playing with the lives of people should announce its decision immediately on the burning issue. The decision should be rational and safeguard the interests of people of all the regions.

They appealed to all political parties and civic organizations not to rouse regional passions and ensure that students do not lose an academic year.

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