The peasants and agricultural workers of different districts
of Bihar province rushed Patna, the capital of the province on 27th
March last to state their plight and demand the measures to be taken by the
provincial government to provide at least some relieves in their pitiable condition.
The leaders of All India Kisan Khet Mazdur Sangathan (AIKKMS) in course of
their campaign among peasants and agricultural workers had highlighted the
problems they were facing and had inspired them to get organized and build up
movement. They gathered at Get Public Library campus and started their
demonstration in the form of massive procession before Chief Minister of Bihar.
They were shouting thunderous slogans against anti peasants and anti people
policies of the governments-whether it provincial or union. They were holding in
their hands placards, festoons and banners inscribed their demands.Their
demands included waiving of all kinds of loans of farmers, one and half time more
the support price of the cost of production of the crops, proper compensation
to those farmers whose maize did not bear grain, yearlong employment to all agricultural
labourers, rupees 500 daily wages to agricultural labourers, permanent solution
of the problems of flood and drought and protection of crops from wild animals.
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| Huge procession of peasants and agricultural workers |
A five member delegation headed by Ashok Kumar Singh, Secretary, AIKKMS, Bihar State Committee, after
submitting a 11 point charter of demands to the representative of the CM of
Bihar warned the government to intensify the movement if their demands were not
fulfilled within a stipulated time. Shankar Ghosh,
General Secretary, AIKKMS, Arun Kumar Singh, Secretary, SUCI (C), Bihar State
Committee, Krishnadeo Sah, Lalita Kumar Ghosh, Indradeo Ray, Yogendra Ram and
others addressed the peasants and agricultural workers sitting on Dharna.
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| Shankar Ghosh addressing |
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| Ashok Kumar Singh addressing |
