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Declare Jharkhand as drought hit: JMM
Ranchi, Aug 17: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha today demanded declaration of the entire Jharkhand state as `drought-hit` and waiver of all loans given to the farmers of the state.
Ranchi, Aug 17: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha today demanded declaration of the entire Jharkhand state as 'drought-hit' and waiver of all loans given to the farmers of the state.
"The government should immediately announce Jharkhand as drought-hit and waive loans of the farmers,” JMM chief Sibu Soren told a news conference here.
The government has decided to announce 50 blocks in 12 districts as drought-hit and waive off loans of farmers who had taken loans less than Rs 10,000 in 1995.
The party had chalked out action-plans to put pressure on the government, Soren said adding demonstrations and rallies would be staged in blocks and district headquarters on September 15 and 20 respectively, while a 'parivartan maha rally' would be organised in the state capital on October 15.
A resolution adopted at the party's working committee meeting also warned the bjp-led government against any move to amend the Chotnagapur and Santhal Pargana tenancy acts following the suggestions of its national vice president Babulal Marandi, Soren added.
Bureau Report
The government has decided to announce 50 blocks in 12 districts as drought-hit and waive off loans of farmers who had taken loans less than Rs 10,000 in 1995.
The party had chalked out action-plans to put pressure on the government, Soren said adding demonstrations and rallies would be staged in blocks and district headquarters on September 15 and 20 respectively, while a 'parivartan maha rally' would be organised in the state capital on October 15.
A resolution adopted at the party's working committee meeting also warned the bjp-led government against any move to amend the Chotnagapur and Santhal Pargana tenancy acts following the suggestions of its national vice president Babulal Marandi, Soren added.
Bureau Report