17/02/2007

Western Vidarbha :

1. SHYAMRAO CHANDRABHAN KINAKE VILLAGE- UMARI-YAVATMAL
2. VINOD SHAYRAO KINAKE-VILLAGE-UMARI-YAVATMAL
3. NILKANTH VITHOBA GURNULE-VILLAGE -WEDASI IN YAVATMAL
4. ASHOK JAYRAM KOLLAR PALSONI IN YAVATMAL
5. BAB TUKARAM CHIKAT OF SAWALI(WAGH) IN WARDHA
6. VINAYAK MOTIRA, ADE OF SAKHARA IN WARDHA
7. TAPAJI DAMAJI KORADKAR OF VILLAGE SHIRALA IN BULDHANA
8. RAMRAO VITHAL GANGAWANE OF DEPUL IN WASHIM
9. BAPURAO SHIRIKRISHNNA GAIGOLE OF DHANEGOAN IN AMARAVATI

Shyam and Vinod were a adivasi father and son duo.
Huge debt, healthcare costs and agrarian distress are assumed to be behind the tribal father and son suicide pacts.
The Divisional Commissioner in charge of Relief, Shri Sudhir Goyal is reported to be shedding crocodile tears and giving interviews to media - "My heart goes out for those who ended their lives out of acute frustration and for their bereaved families even as I am worried about those caught in the web of a flawed system".
The Finance Minister Shri Chidambaram and Shri Sharad Pawar of Central Congress government, have no time to even meet representatives of suicidal and indebted farmers with no hope.
Congress Government seems more keen on implementing Farm Exit Policy for Vidarbha farmers rather than the announced Prime Minister package.

A Time for Suicides - 18 Suicides - First 6 Days of Feb 2007

18 Farm Debt Suicides - First 6 days of February 2007
Nine more Suicides in the Last Two days, as per reports reaching Nagpur

1. Mukesh Chandel, Belona (nagpur)
2. Dipik kuthe, Agarwadi (nagpur)
3. Gopal ganjare, Nachangoan (wardha)
4. Babrao bawane, Talodi (yavatmal)
5. Shyamrao bhelave, Sawali dongargoan, in bhandara distt.
6. Kisan rathode, Parjana (yavatmal)
7. Namdev derkar, Wagoan (yavtmal)
8. Madhukar lavkar, Ganoja delhi, (amaravati)
9. Sanjay junghare, Gharod (yavtmal)