Do these green fields look like wasteland to you, mantriji?
The Andhra Pradesh state government describes these fertile paddy fields as `wasteland' and has acquired acres and acres of such fields for developing Special Economic Zones.
I met the farmers here (U Kothapally mandal in Kakinada, East Godavari district) and even in Vizag in Rambilli and Achutapuram mandals.
The desperate farmers said that the government was leaving them with no option but to commit suicide. Incidentally, its the same government that came to power on the crucial farmer vote.
The government has not only forgotten the promises it made to the farmers but also the difference between wasteland and fertile land.
posted by daydreamer at 11:57 PM
3 Comments:
Missed your SEZ stories. I suppose they used these pics. Even then, why don't you send them across to the mantriji anyway?
i'm just wondering whose responsible for these disasters.. state or central gov't? will this define the fall of congress?
monica: sent it to one big man...last week...no response yet
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khakra: they are all hand in glove...sonia gandhi asks them not to acquire agricultural land..but the state govts go ahead and do it..of course, it has the centre's approval to do so. yes, it will define the fall of cong, but, the point is.. there is no pro-poor party in the country. so things will remain teh same irrespective of the party heading the state.
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