10-11-2011, 10:22 AM
[size="3"][url="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Four-farmers-killed-in-Assam-police-firing/articleshow/10309005.cms"]Four farmers killed in Assam police firing[/url] : TOI, Oct 11, 2011
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Quote:...The farmers were demanding a price between Rs 800 to Rs 1,000 per maund (40kg) of jute, while the buyers refused to pay more than Rs 300 to Rs 400, based on the quality of the produce. This angered farmers and they blocked the NH 52 as a mark of protest. "Lately, our expenditure in jute cultivation has been exceeding Rs 2,000 per bigha. The price fixed by the wholesale buyers at Besimari does not even meet our expenditure, let alone bring us profit. We strongly oppose the injustice," said one of the jute farmers at Besimari.[/size]
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