Aijaz Ahmed Khan appeals LG to safe-guard interests of farmers in J&K

Farmers should not be made landless on the name of Roshni scheme issue

Farmers should not be made landless on the name of Roshni scheme issue

 

Reasi, Oct 18:(KNS) Apni Party Vice President and Former Minister Aijaz Ahmed Khan today appealed to the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to safe-guard the interests of farmers in Jammu and Kashmir by keeping them away from the preview of Roshni scheme.

“The marginalized farmers’ community cultivating land in their possession on or before 1947 in Jammu and Kashmir and they should not be deprived of their right on the land which their forefathers have cultivated and their families are dependent upon it for their survival,” said Aijaz Ahmed Khan referring to the panic among the farmers and poor section of society.

Khan said many deputations approached him with doubts in their minds about the outcome of the Roshni scheme which emerged as a major issue.

“These poor farmers have no other source of earning and their dependence since ages has made them desperate after the future of the Roshni scheme which was taken on a negative side while ignoring how it had benefited the farmers across the Union Territory,” said Khan in reference to hilly area’s farmers.

He appealed to the Govt to bring new law to safe-guard the interest of the farmers and redress concerns of the distressed farmers and poor sections of society to benefit the agriculture sector.

“We are not supporting the wrong doings in the Roshni scheme nor asking to avoid taking action against accused involved in residential or commercial land issues under the Roshni Act. The Govt should take into account the concerns of farmers and the poor section of society whether their action will make farmers landless,” he said.

Khan said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have already suffered in 30 years of militancy. “These farmers have hopes with the Govt that their interests will be protected and their land will not be snatched. They should not be punished for the crime, they have not committed,” he said while standing in support with the farmers of J&K.

Khan said that the Govt should frame a policy for the betterment of the farmer’s community and should not take any decision in haste to uproot them from their homes and land their forefathers have cultivated.

In the light of the concerns of all the farmers’ community, he said, the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha should personally look into the issues and constitute a high power committee with special focus on the protection and promotion of agriculture sector and farmer’s interests.

“We should provide a public friendly Govt and encourage their survival with prosperity by bringing them out of poverty with various schemes,” he added.(KNS) 

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