Massive Rally to Declare Drought to Gajapati District by AIKMS
Odishabarta
Paralakhemundi:With various demands a mass rally organized by AIKMS(All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha) at Gajapati district headquarter. At 11am the rally started from new busstand & reached at Collectorate. District Secretary of the organization Kedar Sabar led the rally where among others national Secretary Bhalachandra Sadangi spoke on due to lack of rain farmers suffered in the district. So this drought only due to human made rather than natural.So they demanded to declare as drought district.At Punjab 97℅ of land can be irrigated where in Odisha hardly 34℅ could be for irrigation. Lack of irrigation facilities is the major cause of such drought situation. Moreover in neighbor Andhrapradesh monthly pension given ₹3000, where as in Odisha hardly Rs.500.
Big tycoons are humbled by Naveen Patnaik government to get government land, where as for domicile rights hardly those poor turned as vulnerables.
Among others Gangabada Sarpanch Hadibandhu Karjee, Sambra Mallick, labour leader Karuka Sabar, leader of social justice Bani Prasad Mali, women leader Niyapalli Sabar, Ganeshri Sabar joined on rally.
They demanded to raise pension Rs.5000, forest land pattas for tribals, land domicile rights to landless, work on MGNREGA, dues for sericulture farmers & workers. With 8 chartered demands they submitted memorandum to Collector.
