Government urged to hold talks with farmers’ groups

Implementation of K. Kasturirangan panel report

July 14, 2014 11:48 am | Updated 11:48 am IST - Kozhikode:

A farmer puts forth his suggestions at a meeting organised in the city on Saturday to review arrangements to host the State-level Farmers’ Day celebration from August 16. Photo: K. Ragesh

A farmer puts forth his suggestions at a meeting organised in the city on Saturday to review arrangements to host the State-level Farmers’ Day celebration from August 16. Photo: K. Ragesh

Various farmers’ organisations have called upon the Agriculture Department and the State government to hold ‘serious discussions’ on the impact of the K. Kasturirangan commission report on the farmers’ fraternity.

The suggestion was placed at a State-level meeting chaired by Minister for Panchayats and Social Welfare M.K. Muneer here on Saturday. The meeting reviewed the arrangements made to host the State-level Farmers’ Day celebration from August 16.

Farmers’ forums owing allegiance to various political parties unanimously came in support of the idea.

“They are unlikely to consider it as some of the officials have already made the observation that the topic will lead to heated arguments that could affect the celebrations,” a farmers’ organisation leader from the district said.

Government officials were more concerned over celebrating the event in the name of farmers than focusing on their problems and anxieties, another leader said.

A few others criticised the plan of the department to limit the celebrations to the city. They urged people’s representatives to take note of the issue and hold promotional rallies and campaigns in rural areas.

The subcommittees constituted to steer the State-level event presented the detailed estimates at the review meeting. Officials said Rs.55.50 lakh would be spent during the four-day event. Additional funds required to host the event would be mobilised through sponsorships, they added.

Logo released

Dr. Muneer released the logo of the event by handing it over to Purushan Kadalundi, MLA.

The department shortlisted the logo from the nine entries it received from various professional and amateur artists.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.