05-21-2004, 07:48 PM
Dear Dr. Rajasekhar Reddy,
Sub: Suicide of Farmers in Andhra Pradesh! Insensitive and Thoughtless Policies...
While the former CM of A.P. Dr. Chandra Babu Naidu, was too busy cyber-goofing, self-promotion and gross negligence of agriculture, farmers were committing suicides. We know that they couldnât bear the repeated crop losses and consequent indebtedness, due to inadequate irrigation sources, floods and / or droughts.
Now, you, as if it weren't enough to give free-power to farmers, have announced, rather recklessly, your policy of paying a lakh and odd rupees - directly & indirectly - to the survivors of farmers who commit suicide on account of indebtedness. Lo! the next day what we hear is about a half a dozen farmers committing suicides (many more may follow), with a hope that govt. would release some funds with which the survivors can become debt-free and live happily, ever after.
One thoughtful clause if incorporated in this policy, before itâs announced hurriedly, we could have prevented these latest suicides. That clause should be that this policy doesnât cover any future suicides. Government relief to the accident-hit is reasonable. But for suicides â for whatever reason â could encourage willful suicides to benefit survivors as well as encourage cold-blooded murders being palmed off as suicides!
I request you to immediately announce this Clause in your above faulty policy. However, the permanent solution is however to make farmer to stand on his own legs and march ahead.
M.P. Rao.
Via the Chief Secretary, Govt. of A.P., India.@ cs@ap.gov.in
P.S.: I REQUEST ALL MY FELLOW-TRAVELORS TO WRITE TO THE AP CM, VIA cs@ap.gov.in
Sub: Suicide of Farmers in Andhra Pradesh! Insensitive and Thoughtless Policies...
While the former CM of A.P. Dr. Chandra Babu Naidu, was too busy cyber-goofing, self-promotion and gross negligence of agriculture, farmers were committing suicides. We know that they couldnât bear the repeated crop losses and consequent indebtedness, due to inadequate irrigation sources, floods and / or droughts.
Now, you, as if it weren't enough to give free-power to farmers, have announced, rather recklessly, your policy of paying a lakh and odd rupees - directly & indirectly - to the survivors of farmers who commit suicide on account of indebtedness. Lo! the next day what we hear is about a half a dozen farmers committing suicides (many more may follow), with a hope that govt. would release some funds with which the survivors can become debt-free and live happily, ever after.
One thoughtful clause if incorporated in this policy, before itâs announced hurriedly, we could have prevented these latest suicides. That clause should be that this policy doesnât cover any future suicides. Government relief to the accident-hit is reasonable. But for suicides â for whatever reason â could encourage willful suicides to benefit survivors as well as encourage cold-blooded murders being palmed off as suicides!
I request you to immediately announce this Clause in your above faulty policy. However, the permanent solution is however to make farmer to stand on his own legs and march ahead.
M.P. Rao.
Via the Chief Secretary, Govt. of A.P., India.@ cs@ap.gov.in
P.S.: I REQUEST ALL MY FELLOW-TRAVELORS TO WRITE TO THE AP CM, VIA cs@ap.gov.in