A meeting of 90 farmer leaders was held today in Delhi

Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 7:38 PM

30 farmer's movement leaders participated

New Delhi: July 13, 2015: (Punjab Screen Bureau);

A meeting of 90 farmer leaders from 30 farmer's movement was held today in Delhi with Swaraj Abhiyan national convenor Prof. Anand Kumar and Yogendra Yadav. The 2-day meeting will conclude tomorrow with a resolution for way forward on the Jai Kisan Andolan. The farmer leaders representing at least 13 states of India held a healthy round of discussion on the solutions to issues like land acquisition, remunerative farming & compensation.

 

Similar meetings have been held in Maharashtra and Karnataka where farmer's organisation have already extended their full support to Jai Kisan Andolan. Organisations like the Karnataka Rajya Raiyyat Sangha KRSS, led by Chamrasa Mali Patil; Tamilaga Vyavasayagel Sangam led by Dr. Rajriga and the Tamil Nadu Vyavjaye Tevalam Sangham led by MS Selvaraj have declared their support to the Jai Kisan Andolan of Swaraj Abhiyan.

 

Some of the prominent farmers movement & organisations which are attending the 2-day Delhi conclave of Jai Kisan Andolan are:

 

1. Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Sunilam

2. All India Agragaami Sabha, Madhya Pradesh, Jayant Verma

3. Odissa Rajya Krishak Sangathan, Orissa, Lingaraj

4. Kisan Manch, UP, Dr. Raghuvansh Mani Pandey

5. Bhatta Parsaul Andolan, UP, Manvir Singh Teotia

6. Vaigai Farmers Society, Tamil Nadu, M Raji Subhash

7. Kisan Adhikar Manch, Gujarat, Bharat Singh

8. Kisan Jagriti Manch, MP, Hajrat Ali

9. Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan, Bihar, Devnath Devan

10. Bhumi Bachao Andolan, Delhi, Bhupendra Singh Rawat

11. IPF, Akhilendra Pratap Singh

12. Vaikalpik Krishi Abhiyan, Prof. Somnath Tripathi

13. Chaitanya Rural Women's Development Society, Telengana, K. Veeraswamy

14. Dalit Mahila Sangham, AP, V. Murugama

15. INSAF, Rajasthan, Virendra Vidrohi

16. Bhartiya Kisan Union (Harpal Group), Harpal Singh

17. Kisan Vikas Andolan, Bihar, Mithilesh Yadav

18. Voice of India, West Bengal, Sanjit Narain Bhattacharya

19. Krishi Bhumi Bachao Morcha, UP, Raghvendra Ram

20. National Alliance of Farmers Movement, Rakesh Rafiq/Arjun Prasad Singh/Ranjit Singh

21. Bhartiya Kisan Union, Harpal Singh

22. Kisan Sangharsh Morcha, Birendra Rai

23. Rashtriya Kisan Manch, Vinod Singh

24. Raiyathu Swaraj Vedika, Kiran Kumar Vissa

 

Note - A press conference will be held by Yogendra Yadav & Prof. Anand Kumar along-with some of the farmer leaders after the conclusion of 2-day conclave.

 

Venue: ND Tiwari Bhavan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Near ITO, Delhi

 

Time: 3pm tomorrow