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Protect farmers affected by SEZs, says Sindhia

Staff Correspondent

Surendra Mohan-led faction of JD(S) to organise protest on February 9 A nationwide protest will be organised on February 9

HUBLI: The Surendra Mohan-led faction of Janata Dal (Secular) will organise a nationwide agitation on February 9 seeking steps to safeguard the interests of farmers whose lands will be acquired for Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

Addressing presspersons here on Monday, former Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader P.G.R. Sindhia said that apart from staging the protest and submitting a memorandum, the party would be presenting an "Alternative Approach Paper" with suggestions to solve the problem. Mr. Sindhia clarified that the party was not against acquisition of land for industrial growth through the formation of SEZs. However, certain issues should be addressed to protect the farmers, he said.

Alternative approach

So the party had undertaken the task to prepare an alternative approach paper to solve the problem and had involved various non-governmental organisations in the work. On February 9, the paper would be presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he said. The Centre was acquiring fertile lands from farmers without giving them alternative lands. All these issues would be tackled in the paper, he said.

On which faction was the true Janata Dal (Secular), he said that as per the directions of the Election Commission, the related documents had been submitted to it and it would take a final decision on the issue.

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