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Whose Land? Whose Development???
by Prem Kumar on Mar 12, 2007 09:04 PM


All folks who rejoice at the word 'Economic reform', please step back and think for a second -- Whose Land? Whose Development???.

Why should poor farmers of Singur and Nandigram subsidize a cheap car for the upper middle class, who give a damn about these farmers?

Please know that it is not easy for farmers to pack their bags and leave to a different city[ for them it is an alien land as much as Mars means to you & me] and make a living there. They have been in that land all their life and all they know is Agriculture.

Now, you want these poor brethern of yours to go to a cosmo, sweat it out on manual labour for 14 hours a day for peanuts and live less then hand-to-mouth existence while you flaunt on your "new" small Tata car? cool, huh? Is this your love for your compatriots?

Any compensation you give will not sustain their livelihood. Mind you, this farmer doesn't know to invest in Mutual funds to reap benifits or invest in stocks. But it is his problem, why do we Care?

If you all believe Indian agriculture is in big crisis and we have to do something, please join
"Youth for Farmers" in Orkut and let's work together.


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