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Arpita Ghosh speaks on the demands for grants for Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Full Transcript

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Sir, main aapke aur mere party All India Trinamool Congress ke abhari hoon ki mujhe is mudhe par bolne ki ijazat diya hai. Sir kal hi Dilli me ek bahut hi dukhat ghatna ho gayi hai jiske charche hum subhe se kar rahe the.

Kisaano ki is desh me abhi sabse jyada sankat hai. Kabhi weather ke chalte, matlab, jyada barish hona ya barish ki kami. Kabhi kendriya sarkar ke policy ke chalte, jaise ki land bilk e naam pe kisaano ke zameen harapna. Hamare Bengal ke adarnya Mukhya Mantri Mamata Banerjee ne kendriya Vitt Mantri  adarniya Arun Jaitley ji se maang ki hai ki peereth kisaano ki loan maaf kiya jai. Khaskar humare Bangal ke aloo ugane wale kisaano ke purane loan maaf karke naya loan ki bandobast kiya jai.

Aur aaj main jis vishay pe bolne ja rahi hoon, fertilizer aur khad ka aisa mudhya hai jo kisaano ke saath judi hai. Sir, fertilizer industry me government subsidy dete aayi hai aur ye nayi sarkar bhi usse nahi hatin. Par jo subsidy Government is industry ko deti rahi hai, kya uske faide kisaano ko mil rahe hai?

Standing committee ke report me bhi spasht hai ki ye subsidy ke faide zyada tar black marketers, smugglers, distributers ko mil raha hai. Aur sarkar ke pas in samasyao ki na toh koi hal hai na hi hal nikalne ki prayas nazar aa rahi hai kyon ki yeh sarkar ne is bare me koi policy ki zikar nahi ki hai, na hi koi nayi soch aayi hai.

Humare prativeshi deshon me fertilizer par subsidy nahi hai. Isi ke faide uthakar border areas mein smuggling racket chal rahi hai. Khad waha pe zyada daam par bech rahe hai aur desh me artificial crisis create karke humare kisaano ko zyada daam me khad kharidne ko majbur kiya ja raha hai. Mai mananiye Mantri Ji se jaan na chahti hoon ki is bare me sarkar ki kya soch hai.

Direct bank transfer ki baat jo abhi ho rahi thi. Jo scheme hai who abhi bandh pari hui hai. Sarkar ke mutavik usme mushkil aa rahi hai. Abhi ye sab baate samne rakhte huey, sabhi manenge ki khad ki production badhana zaroori hai ta ki imports bandh ho aur kisaano ko khad sahi daam par mile.

Sir, mai is sadan me apke madhyam se mananiye Mantri ji se anurodh karna chahti hoon, ki humara Bengal me bandh pari hui factories chalu karna bahut zaroori hai. Jaise, Bengal Immunity, Barranagar, Smith Sanitary, Convent Road – yeh bandh hai aur inhe kholna jaruri hai. Bengal Chemical jo Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy ne shuru ki thi, woh bahut dino se bandh hai. Us unit ko fully revive karna bahut hi zaroori hai. Haldia aur Durgapur me bandh pade hue khad ki factory ko turant kholne ki prabandh ki jaye.

Sir pharmaceutical sector aagey badi hai, yeh main manti hoon. Par medicines ki price itni zyada hai ki aam admi ke liye medicine kharidna bahut hi mushkil ho rahi hai. Isi liye main request karna chahti hoon ki mere Bengal me sarkari hospital ke saath Mamata ji ne fair price shop kholne ki prayas kar rahi hai. Vaise hi desh ke kone kone me fair price shop kholi jani chahiye jaha cancer aur life saving drugs bhi milna bahut zaroori hai.

Sarkar se main akhir me ek hi request karna chahti hoon ki sirf Twitter ya sadan me kisaano ke paas khara rehne ki baat na bolke aisa policy banaiye ta ki sach much kisaano ya aam janta ko faida ho. Corporate se dhyan hatake thodi bahut aam janta par dhyan dijiye ta ki puri desh khush reh sake.

Dhanyavad. Namaskar.

Centre must follow Bengal model to help farmers in distress: Trinamool

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Trinamool today highlighted the plight of farmers in Parliament and demanded that the Central Government must come up with a concrete proposal to address the grievous issue.

Speaking during a discussion in Rajya Sabha, Chief Whip of the party Sukhendu Sekhar Roy said, “On one hand we are talking of unprecedented growth and on the other hand farmers are committing suicide. This govt is extending waivers worth thousands of crores to corporates. Why should such waiver not be extended to farmers?”

SS Roy also highlighted the steps taken by West Bengal government for addressing the plight of farmers. He said, “Government of West Bengal took initiatives to solve the plight of potato farmers. WB CM announced 50000 metric tonnes will be directly procured from farmers. The government is distributing these potatoes to schools under mid-day meal schemes and ICDS at Re 1/kg.”

SS Roy added that the West Bengal Government also introduced the transport subsidy scheme. He wondered if the Bengal government could procure potatoes directly from farmers against a/c payee cheques, why couldn’t Centre do it.

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Discussion in Lok Sabha

Demanding a judicial probe into the death of the farmer, Professor Saugata Roy said the incidents “is the tragedy of the highest order that I can think about.” He was speaking during a discussion in Lok Sabha.

He added that farmer deaths are recurring phenomena in India, with about 12000 farmer suicides over the last few years. This was the first time someone committed suicide in front of TV cameras.

Saugata Roy also criticised the media for not doing anything as the tragedy unfolded before them. He also demanded that the government give compensation to farmers who suffered loss of crops.

“Shall we be bound by bureaucratic rules and practices while people die, commit suicide? I would like a categorical statement from the Government today as to when they are going to give full compensation to the farmers in the States who have been hit by this crop loss, “he said.

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Saugata Roy speaks in Lok Sabha on the suicide by a farmer in Delhi | Full Transcript

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Respected Madam,

I express deep anguish and sorrow at the suicide of the farmer, Gajendra Singh Rathode, from Jhamdwada village in Dousa district of Rajasthan.

The suicide, took place in full view of television cameras, while a rally was going on. In the suicide note or the note that fell from his pocket, it was revealed that he had lost his crops, his father had turned him out from the house and he did not know how to feed his three children, which was driving him to desperation.

Now, two points emerge from this. One is the immediacy of the matter that how unsympathetic, unreactive our polity and society has become. The man climbed the tree at 12:25 PM. He hanged himself only at 1:50 PM. There were people there. There were policemen there. Nobody took any steps to bring him down, to persuade him to come down. Why? The media was busy filming what he was trying to do. This is the tragedy of the highest order that I can think about.

The Home Minister is here. He has said that he will inquire into the matter. But, I think for a change, he should order a judicial inquiry as to why nobody acted while this drama was played out in full view. This is my first point.

Lastly, Madam, suicide by farmers is nothing new in this country. Every year, according to the data supplied by the Agricultural Ministry, on an average 12 thousand farmers, over the last few years has committed suicide and of them, the maximum numbers are from Maharashtra.

Now, Madam, this man was distressed because his crops have been destroyed. In this House, we have discussed the agrarian crisis. But, may I mention that in February and March many States – Gujarat, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir and West Bengal – were hit by hail storm followed by untimely excessive rainfall.

Now, this has caused a great distress to farmers and you would be surprised to know that in four days, death of 17 farmers took place in Bareilly alone. 30 farmers were dead in four days in several north Indian States. This hides a deep malice in our system, that when a calamity takes place, the Government appoints a team headed by an additional secretary. That team goes to the place, files a report and in their bureaucratic style, they submit the report. This man and many farmers at the rally were complaining yesterday that they had not received any compensation for their loss of crops.

Now, shall we be bound by bureaucratic rules and practices while people die, commit suicide? I would like a categorical statement from the Government today as to when they are going to give full compensation to the farmers in the States who have been hit by this crop loss.

Madam, what happened yesterday, should not happen again. As Kiritji was saying, that the country cannot be a spectator to such suicide taking place. I would have been very happy, if the Prime Minister, instead of saying it on Twitter, came to the House and express his anguish because this is Lok Sabha, the House of the People and the Prime Minister is the Head of the House, the Leader of the House and Head of the Government. He would have expressed the concern of the Government to the situation developing in the country where deep-seated agrarian crisis is enveloping the farmers in various States.

I have given an Adjournment Motion. Adjournment Motions are normally given by Opposition Parties to criticise the Government, to censure the Government. You have converted it to an all-party discussion. I have no objection to that. If the ruling party members also speak and express their anguish, maybe, their expression will goad the Government to act where no action has been taken.

Let there be a judicial inquiry and let the Prime Minister come out with a statement. The Home Minister is present here. The Delhi Police were responsible for not preventing the suicide yesterday. But, we have to take a holistic view of the situation of the most horrific incident that took place in full view of public eyes and television cameras.

Thank you.

Saugata Roy speaks on the demand for grants for the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation | Full Transcript

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Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to speak on the Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. I have given my Cut Motion also to the Demands. But what will I speak on the Demands? I have full sympathy for the Minister. Please look at the way his Ministry has suffered Budget cuts.

The actual allocation for this Ministry in 2013- 14 was Rs. 11,941 crore, in 2014-15 it was Rs. 12,107 crore and this year it is Rs. 6,243 crore. The Government which speaks of supplying drinking water and a clean India has halved the Budget of this most crucial Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. I strongly criticize this.

You may have seen the Report of the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee has decried this cut in the Budget of the Ministry and has said that the Government should still consider increasing the Budget of this very vital Ministry.

Sir, it is most unfortunate that 67 years after Independence, still only 40 per cent of the country has piped water supply as per 2011 Census and water supply has many problems. One is the supply of water and the second is the quality of water supplied. There are various problems associated with different States.

There are States like Rajasthan which is largely arid where people have to carry water from miles away to a State like Maharashtra where people collect water from percolation tanks to a State like West Bengal which has got surplus water. Maybe nature balances this. We have surplus surface water in West Bengal. But in our State, nine districts are affected by arsenic and fluoride content in water, mainly arsenic.

Arsenic belt has extended from West Bengal to Bangladesh and a part of Assam. You know, if you drink arsenic contaminated water, then you develop blisters on your body. This may turn into skin cancer. We have still not been able to provide arsenic free water to the State.

What is the way to improve the water quality? The main way is to supply surface water and reduce dependence on ground water. All projects for supplying surface water are very capital intensive. So far, the Centre has been funding the schemes for supplying surface water in arsenic affected districts. But, with this cut in the Budget – minimum Rs 300 crore is necessary for a big project – they will not be possible any more.

The Government is pushing our people towards suffering from arsenicosis. You may say, the Government has only one explanation; we have to increase the devolution to the States from 32 per cent to 42 per cent. That does not mean that you cut money on water supply and sanitation. It does not mean that you cut money on NREGA. It does not mean that you cut money on the schemes which affect the rural people.

So, I would urge, especially for my State, in all the areas affected by arsenic and fluoride poisoning, people must be supplied piped water through large surface water schemes. The other thing is, this Ministry is not still fully ready. It was set up only in 2011. Now, all over the world, research is going on whether we can take ground water and free it from arsenic.

There have been many projects in which arsenic-affected water is passed through a chemical which takes out the arsenic. There is serious research and investment in research to find out the ways since you cannot give everybody piped water. That sort of research is not happening in our country. I demand the setting up of a National Water Quality Laboratory in the arsenic affected State of West Bengal.

The earlier Government had promised such a scheme as to how to mitigate arsenic poisoning. That is not happening. There are also other processes of producing pure water. Our friend from Tamil Nadu has spoken of desalination. In Saudi Arabia, they are using nuclear energy for desalinating sea water. We must find out what is the way which is possible by which we can produce pure water from sea water.

Large portions of Tamil Nadu are arid especially if we go north of Madras, the North Arcot and all these districts. Where will they get ground water? There is already a plant in Tamil Nadu where they are producing drinking water by reverse osmoses process.

Sir, the other thing that is to be considered is how we can produce pure water in this country. Ultimately, we have to shift from ground water and go into surface water. We have to purify it by any means including sea water. The Ministry has not formulated any scheme for going into it in a big way.

Even today, Sir, villagers in our country drink water from the ponds. Practically they are drinking poison. We are forcing people to drink poisoned water even after 67 years of Independence. We should seriously think of it. I do not understand it. I have full sympathy with the helpless Minister. He finds his hands tied and his budget halved. What will he do with this budget?

The way they have cut the Budget, it is a matter of shame. They have cut money like anything in this country for drinking water. Only Rs. 2200 crore has been allocated for drinking water. There is a cut of around Rs 9000 crore. So, what will he do? Now, I come to sanitation problem. It was discussed. Mr. Naidu was replying in the morning that the open defecation is a big problem in this country.

Yeh zaruri baat: ek hi admi, ek hi neta desh me iske bare me awaz uthaye the. Woh the Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi barabar apna latrine khud saaf karte the aur who logo se bhi kehte the ki open defecation bhi ho toh uspar mitti dalna chahiye. Matlab Gandhiji utne saal pehley yeh samjhe the ke agar hum dur nahi karenge, toh desh ka satya naash ho jayega. Aur yeh drinking water aur defecation ke saath connection hai.

If you leave night soil on the ground that will leach to the subsoil water and your own drinking water will be affected. Now, the Prime Minister has launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Of course, it is nothing new. There was a total sanitation campaign. Before that there was the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. The villages were being declared nirmal grams even at that time. What Mr. Modi has done is that being the Prime Minister he has given a big fillip and it is a good thing.

I see on the television everyday one advertisement by Vidya Balan. Vidya Balan is looking at a newly married wife who is wearing a ghunghat. Aur logo ko bolta hai:aap ghoongat hataiye. Toh bola nahi. Hamare yaha nahi chalta. Toh vidya balan puchti hai aap ghoongat uthane nahi chahte hai, lekin aapke ghar me shauchalya hai? Toh bolta hai nahi, hum toh maidan mein jate hai. Bola aap ghoongat nahi uthayenge lekin apna bahu ko maidan me bhejye. Abhi shauchalya baniye.

Toh ye advertisement achha hai lekin kaam kuch nahi ho raha hai. Kaam mai jaisa bola hai Rs 2,600 crore le ke kya Swach Bharat Abhiyan hoga? Hum toh yeh bhi batiye the ki total hum bahut nirmal graam dekhe hai. Waha par kyat ha sir? Ek toh bara concrete ka slab diya jata tha. Aur bolta: iske upar ektoh ghar banao. Toilet ban jayega. Lekin pani ka provision nahi hoga toh ye gandha ho jayega.

Toh mei aaj subha suggest kiya ki aap log ne bio toilet chalu kijiye jaha bacteria se hum is fickle matter ko dissolve kar sakte hai. Agar pani aap nahi denge toh kuch din ke baad ye naya shauchalya job anta hai, ye kharab ho jata, koi log nahi jata. Phir log maidan me, jungle me jate hai ye kaam ke liye. Ye bahut zaruri hai.

Hum log toh ache ghar me rehte hai. MP quarter me achha toilet hai. Lekin humare desh me maa behen ko bahar jane parta aur who log keval jab shyam hota, andhera hota, tabhi ja sakti hai. Ye humare liye sharam ki baat hai. Mei yeh toh support karta hoon ki 2019 ke andar we should stop open defecation. Lekin uske liye toh paisa chahiye aur uske liye technology chahiye. Mei khatam karta hoon. Hume sochna chahiye.

We must think that what is the technology available through which we can have clean toilets? I have suggested bio toilets. There are many varieties that we have used. DRDO ek toilet design kiya tha. Toh DRDO ke ye naya model kyon nahi pure desh me phaila jai. Ye bol rahe ki char hazaar rupiye aap denge. Lekin ek toilet banana me, bio toilet, kam se kam 20-25 hazar lagta hai. Toh aap uske kuch intezaam keejiye.

Mai Chowdhury Birender Singh ko kehna chahte hai aap bahut bara parivar se aate hai. Kissano ka leader hai. Aur jaato me leader hai Chotu Ram bahut bara leader hai. Sir Chotu ram itna sahas dekhaiye aur ye ministry ke liye aur budget laiye. Aap keval abhi lage huye hai kaise woh Land Bill layenge. Ye aap ka kaam nahi hai aap logo ko swach pani dijiye aur swach bharat dijiye.

Issi ke saath sir mai is budget ka virodh karta hun.

 

Waive the loans of farmers affected by rainfall: Sudip Bandyopadhyay

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Leader of the party in Lok Sabha, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, today urged the Central government to waive the loans of farmers who have been affected by the unseasonal rainfall.

He also suggested that the Centre must work more closely with the State government to provide relief to the potato and mango farmers in West Bengal as well as the rest of India.

“Farmers have been forced to go for distress sale. They are been compelled to sell potatoes at the rate of Rs 3-3.50 per kg which is far below their production cost. It is a very pathetic situation,” he said.

He also added that Government of West Bengal is purchasing potatoes for ICDS and mid-day meal programme at the rate of Rs 5-5.50 per kg from farmers.

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Release all Netaji files more than 50 years old: Sugata Bose to Centre

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Eminent historian, grand nephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Jadavpur MP Sugata Bose today urged the government of India to release all files related to Netaji. He also demanded that the government make it clear why and under whose orders were freedom fighters and members of Netaji’s family under surveillance post independence.

“The government must immediately clarify the reasons and under whose orders the surveillance was carried out, the date on which the surveillance began and the date on which it ended and the reasons for the gross invasion of privacy of the law-abiding citizens and freedom fighters,” he said.

Dr Bose added, “This is not a family matter. It is an important national and historical matter that must not be allowed to degenerate into party-political controversies. A decision should be taken at the highest level to immediately release all files more than 50 years old to put an end to unnecessary speculation.”

He also urged upon the government to follow the primary lesson of Netaji’s life and work. “To honour Netaji’s memory, let us ensure minorities in India feel safe and secure & that they continue to enjoy equal rights,” Sugata Bose said.

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Sudip Bandyopadhyay speaks in Lok Sabha on the plight of potato farmers | Full Transcript

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Farmers have been forced to go for distress sale. They are been compelled to sell potatoes at the rate of Rs 3-3.50 per kg which is far below their production cost. It is a very pathetic situation.

Govt of West Bengal is purchasing potatoes for ICDS and mid-day meal programme at the rate of Rs 5-5.50 per kg from farmers. Similarly, mango is a tasty fruit; it is expected that there will be a bumper level of production of mangoes this summer.

The farmers take loans for their farming. It would be good if the farmers affected by nonseasonal rainfall, as announced by the government of India, be granted waiver from the loans they have taken from the respective banks.

The government of India should interact with State Chief Ministers or the Ministers of the concerned departments to take a positive decision to save these potato farmers and the mango growers in the country as a whole and particularly West Bengal.

Sugata Bose speaks on the issue of surveillance on Netaji’s family | Full Transcript

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Madam, I speak on a matter of historical importance. The whole country has been shocked by revelation of several files. The government of India, through its intelligence agencies, conducted intrusive surveillance for two decades after independence on freedom fighters, who made huge sacrifices for the nation during the freedom struggle, under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The surveillance included opening, reading and copying the correspondence between Netaji’s nephew and freedom fighter Sisir Kumar Bose in Kolkata and Netaji’s wife Emily in Vienna. There is also evidence that veterans of the Azad Hind Movement, including SA Aiyer, Netaji’s Minister for Publicity, were put under surveillance in Mumbai.

The Home Minister is present here. The government must immediately clarify the reasons and under whose orders the surveillance was carried out, the date on which the surveillance began and the date on which it ended and the reasons for the gross invasion of privacy of the law-abiding citizens and freedom fighters.

This is not a family matter. It is an important national and historical matter that must not be allowed to degenerate into party-political controversies. A decision should be taken at the highest level to immediately release all files more than 50 years old to put an end to unnecessary speculation.

Madam Speaker, you may remember the historic midnight session on 15 August, 1997 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of India’s independence. Voices of three iconic leaders of India’s freedom struggle – Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose – had been played at the Central Hall of the Parliament. Let us be respectful towards all of these leaders while we address this issue.

Let us not forget the primary lesson from Netaji’s life and work. United, all of the religions of India – Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians – and all the linguistic groups of India fought under the leadership of Netaji. To honour Netaji’s memory, let us ensure minorities in India feel safe and secure & that they continue to enjoy equal rights.

Pratima Mandal speaks during discussion on the agrarian situation in the country | Transcript

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Hon’ble Deputy Speaker,

Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. 70% of our population earns its livelihood from agriculture.  Majority of our farmers of our country farm for own consumption also, majority of the production is largely consumed by the farmers and their family and they do not have any surplus to sell to the market because of small landholding.

Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of the Hon’ble Minister through you Sir; that more awareness programmes are to be arranged to make the farmers aware about using modern technology to increase the production and also to make them aware of the seasonal harmful insects so that they can protect their crops.

Soil test is a major issue in this regard so that the farmers can know which crop is suitable for which field.  Sir, digging of canals and installation of deep shallow are required to maintain the water flow to the field. I would like to request to the Hon’ble Minister to allot more fund in this respect.

Sir, Government should take initiative to regulate the market so that farmers can get actual price. Government should also kindly look into the matter of insurance policy to save the farmers’ lives.

Sir, farmers use chemical fertilizers and pesticides to increase the production and we take poisonous food daily due to that reason. Sir, I would like to request to the Hon’ble Minister to take positive measures for use of vermicompost fertilizers instead of chemical fertilisers to save our life as well as to protect our environment.

I would like to inform Hon’ble Member Badruddoja Khan gave false statement regarding farmer’s suicide in West Bengal. Our Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken various measures to protect farmers of Bengal.

Sir, finally I would request the Hon’ble Minister to take measures for up-gradation of Kalyani Krishi Vidyalaya so that scientists can make an effort to innovate and devise more effective steps for the greater interest of the farmers of West Bengal.

Thank you.

 

 

Arpita Ghosh speaks during discussion on the agrarian situation in the Country | Transcript

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Sir, mein aapko dhanyavad deti hun. Bharat Varsh kisano ki desh hain. Abhi bhi yahan pe 60% – 70% log yahan khetibari karte hain. Hum jis sansadiya kshetra se aye hain, Balurghat, who North Bengal mein hain, woh bhi agriculture-based hain. Isi liye yeh hamare liye bahut hi ehem aur khas mudda hain.

Sir, aap ko yaad hoga hamare ek film ke gaane- Iss desh ki dharti sona ugle, ugle hire moti. Yeh filmi gaane hum is liye bol rahe hain kyun ki desh ki parichaye uske sanskriti mein aati hai, ke gaane – Is desh ke dharti sona ugle, ugle hire moti. Yeh filmi gaane hum is liye bol rahe hain kyun ki desh ki parichaye in, filmo mein ate hain, natako mein aate hain. Iske sidhe prabhav usmein parte hain. Ab sochnewali baat yeh hain ki jis desh ki dharti mein sona, hire, moti ugalti thi, aaj aisa kya hua, kyun hua jo usi desh ke kisan kheti chorne pe tule hui hain.

Bahut saare survey reports ke mutabik Bharat Varsh sesh saat-aath saalon mein, 3 Crore se zyaada kisaano ne kheti bari chod di, bahuto ne chodne ki iradey rakhi hain, bahut kisaan bhaiyo ne atmahatya ki hain. Is badlav ka karan bahut kuchh bataya ja sakte hain, yeha pe bahut kuchh batai gayi hain, bahut sare datas samne aye hain. Mujhe yeh baat lagti hai, ki asli karan hai ki hamara mind setting change ho gaya hai.

After liberal economic policy, jab se Bharat Barsh mein ayi hai, globalization ki baar aap dekhiyega, 

 Industrialisation ke liye itne baate a rahi hai par is krishi pradhan desh me agro based industry mein alag soch ana jaroori hai mujhe lagta hai. Aaj Bharat Varsh me aise stithi hain ki aage chalke hume bade chunauti ka samna karna hoga. Apne jad se hum ukhad rahe hain aur shayad aisa din dur nehi jahan hume dane dane ka mohtaj hona parega.

Sir, humare Bangal me naye Sarkar ane ki baad  kuch aise projects aye hain jo bahut hi ehem sabit hue, jaisa ki rain water harvesting project ‘Jol Dharo Jol Bhoro’ and ‘Kisan Mandi’ jo ki Bengal ke har block me ho rahi hain. Abhi humlogon ne vaha par kisano ke liye kuch khas projects laye hai. Agar Central Government bhi aisa kuch soche, kuch specific policies soche jaye toh behtar hogi. 

Sir, mai aapke madhyam se Mantri ji ka dhyan is taraf lana chahta hu ki krishi kshetra me Bengal ko, khaskar mere sansadiyo kshetra Balurghat jaise agro based jagah ko zyada badhawa dena chahiye. Bankura , Purulia jaise sukhe jagah ke liye dedicated research institute for dry land area, uske sub-centre kholna bahut hi jaroori hain.

Aur akhir me, bahut suggestions aye hain par phirbhi mera ek hi request hain, sabse pehle hamare mind set ke bare me phirse sochna padega taki yeh digitisation, corporatization ke beech humare dharti sona na ugalna bandh kar de. 

Thank you. 

 

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Deputy Speaker Sir,

I thank you Sir, for allowing me to speak. India is a country of farmers, 60% to 70% of the population here are engaged with agricultural activities. I am elected from the Parliamentary Constituency of Balurghat in North Bengal. It is also an agricultural constituency. Sir, this is an important issue for us.

Sir, you would probably remember a song, is desh ke dharti sona ugle, ugle hire mot. I am referring to this song, because the nation is often reflected in movies and plays. There is a need to introspect, why the farmers are compelled to leave farming.

According to many surveys, in the last 7-8 years, almost 3 Crore farmers have left farming, many are contemplating to leave farming and many farmers have committed suicide. There could be many reasons stated for this. Many Members have said many reasons and data in this House.

I feel one of the reason is the change in our mind set. After liberal economic policy and globalisation our mind set has changed. Agriculture is no more the priority.

The new Government has not taken up any new policy. There is no sign of a deep thinking. The Government is focussing on corporatisation, but not on the agricultural sector. There are so many talks about industrialisation, but in an agricultural country like ours, it is very important to think of agro-based industry.

In the coming days, India will face a lot of challenging times. India has shifted from its roots, and that day is not far when we will depend on other for our basic needs. In West Bengal, after the new Government has come into power, new projects has been introduced like Rain Harvest project, Jol Dharo Jol Bharo, Kisan Mandi, which is at each block. The policies, which we have followed in Bengal, if similar policies are followed by the Centre that will be better for the country.

In West Bengal, agriculture is given prime importance, especially agro-based areas like my Constituency, Balurghat should be encouraged primarily. Arid areas like Bankura and Puruliya should have a dedicated research institutes.

The Centre has received several suggestions, but firstly it needs to change it mind set, so that agriculture is not ignored amid corporatisation and digitisation of the country.

 

Thank you.