Farmer deaths: Parliament adjourned till Tuesday!The Peasantry has to be WIPED out. Agrarian Crisis has to be addressed with Zero tolerance!

Farmer deaths: Parliament adjourned till Tuesday!The Peasantry has to be WIPED out. Agrarian Crisis has to be addressed with Zero tolerance!

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Indian Holocaust My Father`s Life and Time - Four Hundred Fifty EIGHT

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Only some One Thousand Acres of land in Singur forcibly acquired in Singur ousts the thirty Five Years` Old Marxist Brahaminical Neo Liberal Gestapo Government! But recent flare up of agrarian Violence in Uttar Pradesh ruled by the dalit Queen, exposes the Truth about Rural India under Monopolistic Aggression that irrelevant to Politics and Ideologies, Indian Peasantry is being Strangled to Death as Lacs of Acres in every states have been Acquired and gifted away to LPG Mafia in so called Public Interest!

Cities in Punjab to be interconnected with 4 or 6-lane roads

Punjab will become the first state to have all its cities interconnected with four or six-lane roads in next two years, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Monday.

All cities of Punjab would be interconnected with four or six-lane roads after completion of seven major projects worth Rs 6,689 crore. These projects, which would be completed in next two years, will make the state the first in the country to have such a facility, he said.

Sukhbir said by June 2011, major road projects including 4-laning of Zirakpur-Patiala road (NH-64), 4-laning of Patiala-Bathinda road and 6-laning of Sher Shah Suri Marg (NH-1) from Panipat to Jalandhar (Rs 2700 crore) will change the face of the state.

He also inaugurated four new projects including Railway Over bridge at Budhlada and Railway Under bridge at Mansa.

1,000-acre land acquired for Posco project: Orissa govt

The Orissa government said it has taken possession of over 1,000 acres of the 4,004-acre land required for the Posco-India project in the state and will set up a joint task force to protect the acquired land from encroachment.

"We have taken possession of over 1,000 acres of land at four villages in Kujang gram panchayat area in Jagatsinghpur district," Revenue Divisional Commissioner (central division) P K Mohapatra told reporters here.

Besides betel vines, forest land and revenue land were also acquired during the land acquisition, the verification process for which was conducted from July 28 to August 7, Mohapatra said.

The acquired land comprises at least 52 betel vines and forest land, he said.

However, no land has so far been handed over to Posco- India, which plans to set up a 12 mtpa greenfield steel mill near Paradip at an investment of Rs 51,000 crore.

Learning from experience at the Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex in Jajpur district where people recaptured land even after accepting compensation, the state government this time decided to ensure that the land acquired for Posco project did not face the same fate, Mohapatra said.

The task force to be assigned protection of the land would comprise members from the police, revenue and forest departments, officials said.

The state government had reduced the land size for Posco project by 300 acres after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that private land from Dhinkia village would not be acquired for the purpose in view of the opposition from the local people.

Meanwhile, sources at the proposed plant site said many people, who had already accepted compensation for betel vines, were busy rebuilding their betel vines.

Era Infra achieves fin closure of Rs 1,100 cr road project

Engineering firm Era Infra on Wednesday said it has achieved the financial closure of a Rs 1,100 crore highway project that involves four laning of a road stretch from Muzaffarnagar in UP to Haridwar in Uttrakhand. "We have raised term-loan of Rs 691 crore from banks. There is a positive grant of Rs 210 crore from NHAI and rest of the amount will be brought in as equity," Era Infra Group CFO Joy Saxena said. "The financial closure documents have been submitted to NHAI for their final clearance," he said. The Delhi-based firm had bagged Haridwar Highway project from the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The total cost of the project is approximately Rs 1,100 crore. The road project is on design, build, finance, operate and transfer(DBFOT) annuity basis. The work entails four laning of about 80 kilometers (from Muzaffarnagar to Haridwar) of National Highway Section NH 58. "Construction work on the project will start as soon as we will get final clearance from NHAI," Saxena said. Shares of Era Infra were trading at Rs 223.60 per piece, down 0.11 per cent, in the afternoon trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Govt to expedite road infrastructure works along China border

Government has decided to expedite road infrastructure works along the border areas with China, revising its old military doctrine in view of the changing geopolitical scenario, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

"Earlier the military doctrine was to not have roads close to borders but the same has been revised due to changing geopolitical scenario and the government has taken a conscious decision to expedite road infrastructure construction in border areas," Defence Minister AK Antony said in reply to a query.

The minister said the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been asked to concentrate on construction of strategic roads along the borders with China.

"There are plans for 73 roads on Indo-China border out of which BRO has been entrusted with 61 roads of total length of 3394 km in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh," he said.

Of the 61 roads, 14 roads have been completed and work is under progress with regard to 42 roads while construction activities of five roads are yet to commence.

"41 roads are planned for completion by 2013 and remaining six beyond 2013," he said.

Commenting on the roads along the Pakistan border, the minister said BRO is entrusted with development of 10,646 km of roads there.

"Out of the total length, 7344 km have been completed and the balance length is planned for completion by 2012 for priority I roads and 2022 for priority II roads," he added.

The minister said the lack of adequate efforts for mobilisation of resources, delay in forest clearances, unwillingness of contractors to work in remote and difficult terrains are the major factors affecting infrastructure improvement in border areas.
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Peepli Live
Directed by	Anusha Rizvi
Produced by	Aamir Khan (Aamir Khan Productions) Kiran Rao B. Shrinivas Rao
Written by	Anusha Rizvi
Starring	Omkar Das Manikpuri Raghubir Yadav Shalini Vatsa Malaika Shenoy Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Music by	Mathias Duplessy Indian Ocean
Cinematography	Shankar Raman
Editing by	Hemanti Sarkar
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date(s)	13 August 2010
Running time	104 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	* 10 crore (US$ 2.17 million)[1]

Peepli Live is a Hindi film written and directed by Anusha Rizvi in her first directorial venture, and produced by Aamir Khan. The film stars Naya Theatre company member Omkar Das Manikpuri as well as Raghubir Yadav, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shalini Vatsa and Malaika Shenoy along with a number of newcomers. Peepli Live, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, was released on 13 August 2010.[2]
A satire on the farmers' suicides and subsequent media and political response,[3] Peepli Live competed in the Sundance Film Festival, the first film from India to achieve this feat.[4] It received an 'A' adult certificate in India for language use.[5] The movie was picked up by specialty German distribution company Rapid Eye Movies for a special screening at the Berlin International Film Festival.[6] Peepli Live has reportedley recovered it's cost before it's release itself.[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Premiere 4 Track list 5 Critical reception 6 Box Office 7 Plagiarism 8 Trivia 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Cast

• Omkar Das Manikpuri as Natha
• Raghubir Yadav as Budhia
• Malaika Shenoy as Nandita Mallik
• Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Rakesh
• Shalini Vatsa as Dhaniya
• Farookh Zafar as Amma
• Vishal O. Sharma as Kumar Deepak
• Naseeruddin Shah as Agriculture Minister

[edit] Production

Peepli Live began as a script written by NDTV journalist Anusha Rizvi called The Fallen. In 2004 Rizvi asked Khan to read her script and, although he initially refused as he was preoccupied with shooting Mangal Pandey: The Rising, he eventually relented and decided to finance the film after she described the plot to him.[7]

Peepli Live was filmed on location in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and New Delhi. According to Aamir Khan, many of the actors are Adivasis from the village of Bhadwai in Madhya Pradesh.[8] Other cast members are from playwright Habib Tanvir's theatre troupe Naya Theatre.[9]

[edit] Premiere

Peepli Live had its Melbourne premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival MIFF 2010 on 6 August 2010 at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne. The special screening was introduced by Aamir Khan and concluded with a Q&A session with him.

[edit] Track list

Peepli Live
Soundtrack by Indian Ocean, Raghuveer Yadav, Nageen Tanvir and Ram Sampath
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Professional reviews
Bollywood Hungama  [10] WorldSnap  link

The music is composed by Indian Ocean, an Indian band and Ram Sampath.

Song	Singers
1. "Desh Mera"	Indian Ocean
2. "Mehngai Dayan"	Raghuveer Yadav - Composed by Ram Sampath.
3. "Zindagi Se Darte Ho"	Indian Ocean
4. "Chola Maati Ke Ram"	Nageen Tanvir - original by Gangaram Siwar
5. "Des Mera (II)"	Indian Ocean
6. "Mehngai Dayan (Remix)"	Raghuveer Yadav

[edit] Critical reception

It currently holds an 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews and an A- ( 76% ) on All Bollywood based on 15 reviews. [11]Rajeev Masand of IBN rated it 3.5/5 "Helped enormously by a rousing soundtrack, armed with a tight, intuitive script and a confident directorial approach, Rizvi turns Peepli Live into a simplistic yet engaging picture of a sad reality". [12]. Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times rate it 4/5 "The satire is irresistible; the subtext, compelling. And yet neither shows itself up in any form of self-seriousness. The comic writing is immaculately inspired" [13] Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express rated it 3/5 "First-time director Anusha Rizvi's disturbing satire on the state of India today Peepli [Live] cuts deep, letting it bleed." [14] Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India rated it 3.5/5 and stated "The film unfolds like a hard-hitting satire that turns its tongue-in-cheek gaze over almost all that's incongruous in contemporary Indian society" [15] Mathures Paul of The Statesman gave the film 4 out of 5 stating, "Anusha Rizvi demolishes successfully whatever little faith we had in the political process. Peepli (Live) is entertaining and inspiring".[16]

[edit] Box Office

The film did  4 crore (US$ 868,000) [[1]] business on its first day. The film had huge first weekend collection of  15.5 crore (US$ 3.36 million) [[2]]. The collections are just mind boggling for the type of film it is. Both Saturday and Sunday saw healthy jumps as compared to Friday. The film is heading towards super hit business.

[edit] Plagiarism

The song "Chola Mati Ke Ram" is originally composed and written in 1978 by Gangaram Siwar (1930-1982), a celebrated folk singer of Chhattisgarh who sang for AIR (All India Radio) for nearly four decades. His song has been used in the film without giving any credit to him, according to some protesters.[17] These protesters are demanding that Siwar's family who is living under abject poverty working as daily wage earners should be financially remunerated in addition to giving credit to Gangaram Siwar for the for use of his song. However, the Habib Tanvir Theater group which has recorded the song maintains that the group has officially purchased the rights for the song and protesters do not need to protest. Nageen Tanvir who has rendered the song for movie has credited Gangaram Siwar for the song in public events. [18]

[edit] Trivia

Pipili is a small town near coastal Orissa famous for its Applique handicraft. The fictitious character 'Budhia' played by Raghubir Yadav shares his name with Budhia Singh , the world's youngest marathon runner from the Indian state of Orissa.

[edit] References

1. ^ a b "Postcards For Aamir From 500 'Peepli' Villages". Thaindian.com. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/postcards-for-aamir-from-500-peepli-villages_100410601.html. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
2. ^ Trailer, Cast and Crew and Preview of Peepli Live
3. ^ "'Peepli Live' gets strong reception at Berlin film fest". Economic Times. 18 Feb 2010. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Peepli-Live-gets-strong-reception-at-Berlin-film-fest/articleshow/5587484.cms.
4. ^ "Aamir's Peepli Live goes to Sundance fest". Times of India. 5 December 2009. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Aamirs-Peepli-Live-goes-to-Sundance-fest/articleshow/5304102.cms. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
5. ^ Joshi, Tushar (2010-01-13). "Why Aamir's next gets an A rating from Censor Board". Mid-day.com. http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/jan/130110-Aamir-Khan-Peepli-Live-A-Rating-Censor.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
6. ^ "Peepli Live to Release in Germany in 2010 Q3". DearCinema.com. http://dearcinema.com/news/peepli-live-release-germany-q3.
7. ^ Sanjukta Sharma (24 July 2010). "Aamir Khan: The box-office economist". Mint. http://www.livemint.com/2010/07/23200601/Aamir-Khan-The-boxoffice-eco.html?h=B. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
8. ^ Indo-Asian News Service (7 December 2009). "Aamir's Peepli Live going to Sundance film fest". Sify. http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14922619. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
9. ^ Pallab Bhattacharya, New Delhi (2010-07-18). "Aamir casts magic once more". Thedailystar.net. http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=147151. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
10. ^ "PEEPLI [Live] : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2010-07-10. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/14242/index.html. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
11. ^ Reviews "Peepli Live Reviews". AllBollywood. http://allbollywood.com/ab/movies/2010/1481/peepli_live/ Reviews. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
12. ^ Masand, Rajeev. "Peepli Live Review". IBN. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-peepli-live-is-an-engaging-picture/128807-47-84.html?from=tn. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
13. ^ Shekhar, Mayank. "Peepli Live Review". Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-Peepli-Live/Article1-585818.aspx. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
14. ^ Gupta, Shubhra. "Peepli Live Review". Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/peepli-live/659835/. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
15. ^ Kazmi, Nikhat. "Peepli Live Review". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Peepli-Live/moviereview/6298078.cms. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
16. ^ "Fills a hungry paunch". The Statesman. http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=337983&catid=47. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
17. ^ "Peepli Live in yet another controversy". Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Peepli-Live-in-yet-another-controversy/Article1-585139.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
18. ^ "Nageen Tanvir - Live At Blue Frog". Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTlasYZtanE. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

[edit] External links

• Peepli Live - Official Website
• Aamir Khan Productions Page
• AKP Productions - Peepli Live
• Peepli Live at the Internet Movie Database

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Mayawati govt comes under attack over Aligarh violence

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Aligarh/New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) A day after three persons were killed in police firing on agitating farmers, the opposition parties today stepped up attack on Mayawati Government demanding its dismissal and disrupted Parliament proceedings. Hundreds of agitating farmers continued their indefinite sit-in in Jikarpur village, where police had opened fire yesterday on rampaging protesters, to press for higher compensation for land acquired for a township along Taj Expressway.Officials said no untoward incident has been reported as a heavy continent of security personnel has been deployed in nearly a dozen villages along the Expressway connecting Noida to Agra.Extending their support to the agitating farmers, opposition leaders, including former BJP president Rajnath Singh, Leader of Opposition in UP assembly Shiv Pal Singh Yadav and RLD leader Ajit Singh, today made a beeline for the village.The ruling BSP, however, hit back at the opposition, accusing it of doing politics over bodies of the dead. "There should not be any politics over dead bodies. The Congress has joined hands with BJP and SP in doing politics over the bodies of dead farmers," BSP MP S C Mishra said."There is only one solution of this problem....dismiss this (Mayawati) government," SP President Mulayam Singh Yadav told reporters in Delhi after both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day following uproar over the issue. RLD MP Jayant Chaudhary too demanded dismissal of the BSP government in Uttar Pradesh.Addressing a ''mahapanchayat'' in Jikarpur, Rajnath Singh sought "immediate action" against district officials found prima facie responsible for yesterday''s incident.Rejecting the UP government''s move to order judicial inquiry into the episode, the BJP leader said "it would be time consuming and would only delay justice for the victims". He claimed that "the poor farmers were being forced to part with their land without just compensation" and demanded release of all arrested farmers and "meaningful talks" to resolve the issue.In Mathura area, a group of agitators pelted stones on police when they tried to stop them from moving out of village Baghai. "No untoward incident has been reported during last 24 hours. Attempt to make villagers agree to an amicable settlement on the compensation dispute are on," District Magistrate Dinesh Chandra Shukla said. Mayawati Government had yesterday shunted out Dvisional Commissioner of Aligarh J B Sinha, District Magistrate Rama Rao and SSP Vijay Prakash and announced a compensation of Rs five lakh to each of the bereaved families.MORE PTI TEAM rt SC

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Mayawati govt comes under attack over Aligarh violence IBNLive.com - ‎28 minutes ago‎ PTI Aligarh/New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) A day after three persons were killed in police firing on agitating farmers, the opposition parties today stepped up attack on Mayawati Government demanding its dismissal and disrupted Parliament proceedings. ... Farmers' deaths force Parliament's adjournment till Tuesday Times of India - ‎1 hour ago‎ NEW DELHI: The deaths of two farmers in police firing in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district forced the adjournment of both Houses of Parliament till Tuesday following repeated protests by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) members. ... Clearly define public purpose of acquiring land: RLD Sify - ‎56 minutes ago‎ Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) MP Jayant Chaudhary Monday sought the central government's intervention in the firing on agitating farmers in Uttar Pradesh, saying that the public purpose for which land was being acquired should be clearly spelt out and steps ... "We want the government to table the bill in this session only so that farmers in Uttar Pradesh and all over the country don't suffer when their land is taken over," BJP leaderRajnath Singh said in the Parliament complex. more by Rajnath Singh - 1 hour ago - Times of India (32 occurrences) Aligarh violence: 4 killed as Parl adjourned after protests Expressindia.com - ‎1 hour ago‎ New Delhi Both houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day after members of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party vehemently protested the deaths of two farmers in police firing in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district. ... Uproar in Parliament over Farmers' killing in UP BreakingNewsOnline. - ‎1 hour ago‎ BNO Desk: Breaking News! A huge uproar prevailed in Lok Sabha over the killing of two farmers during yesterday's clashes with police on the Mathura-Aligarh highway. Both houses of the Parliament were adjourned till tomorrow. The incident occurred in ... Mulayam demands Maaywati's dismissal over farmers' deaths Sify - ‎2 hours ago‎ The Samajwadi Party (SP) Monday demanded dismissal of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over the police firing on farmers in Aligarh district leading to the killing of two people. Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav alleged that Mayawati had a share in ... Samajwadi Party, RLD join Uttar Pradesh farmers' stir Sify - ‎3 hours ago‎ Supporting farmers' demand for higher compensation for their lands acquired for the Yamuna Expressway, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) held demonstrations across Uttar Pradesh against the state government. ... Houses adjourned over death of 2 UP farmers in police firing Hindustan Times - ‎6 hours ago‎ Both houses of parliament were repeatedly adjourned on Monday as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) members protested the killing of two farmers in police firing in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district and demanded a statement by the ... Two killed as police open fire on protesting farmers Times of India - ‎Aug 14, 2010‎ LUCKNOW: Two persons including a police personnel were killed and several injured when angry farmers clashed with police in Aligarh and Mathura on Saturday evening. The angry mob also set afire around three dozen vehicles, two police outposts and a ... Aligarh farmers' stir disturbs Maya's peace Economic Times - ‎13 hours ago‎ LUCKNOW: The UP government has warned agitating farmers of Aligarh against 'falling prey to anti-social elements'. Farmers' clash with the police on Saturday, over inadequate compensation for their land, had claimed two lives on Saturday. ... All 40 related articles »

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The Samajwadi Party (SP) Monday demanded dismissal of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over the police firing on farmers in Aligarh district leading to the killing of two people.

Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav alleged that Mayawati had a share in the contracts given for constructing an Expressway on the land the state government was acquiring and which the farmers were protesting against.

'The chief minister has a share in the contracts. It is in unwritten form. There is only one solution. The prime minister should convene a meeting of the cabinet dismiss the (Mayawati) government,' Yadav told reporters in the parliament complex.

He said that his party, which is the main opposition in Uttar Pradesh, will 'fight against the atrocities' on farmers in the state and in parliament.

Both the houses were Monday adjourned after disruptions over the killings during demonstrations Saturday night against inadequate compensation for acquisition of land in an area bordering Aligarh and Mathura districts.

The SP leader opposed both the Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway and the Greater Noida-Ballia Ganga Expressway projects of the state government.

'The Ganga river is being squeezed,' he said.

'The central government should intervene and scrap these projects', Yadav said, adding that existing roads were sufficient and there was no need of expressways.

The deaths of two farmers in police firing in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district forced the adjournment of both houses of parliament till Tuesday following repeated protests by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) members.

Both houses witnessed three disruptions before the presiding officers called it a day. While the question hour was taken up in the Rajya Sabha, the Lok Sabha remained stalled without any business being transacted.

Two farmers and one policeman died in violence that erupted near Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh Saturday as farmers demanded higher compensation for the acquisition of their land for the Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway.

The Lok Sabha was initially adjourned till noon. The pandemonium continued when the house met again and MPs gathered near Speaker Meira Kumar's podium to raise the issue, shouting slogans against the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government in Uttar Pradesh.

Meira Kumar then adjourned the house till 2 p.m. When the house resumed, the protesting MPs didn't relent despite repeated requests from the speaker, who then adjourned the house till 11 a.m. Tuesday.

The BJP demanded introduction of new land legislation promising better prices for acquisitions from farmers.

'We want the government to table the bill in this session only so that farmers in Uttar Pradesh and all over the country don't suffer when their land is taken over,' BJP leader Rajnath Singh told IANS in the parliament complex.

The Rajya Sabha also saw uproarious scenes as the BJP demanded a discussion on the issue.

As soon as the House met, Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley urged Chairman Hamid Ansari to adjourn the question hour to discuss the firing on farmers.

'We have given notice to suspend the question hour,' Jaitley said adding that the opposition was ready to take up the issue in the zero hour if all members agreed.

Strongly objecting to the demand, Bahujan Samaj Party leader Satish Chandra Misra said the issue was a state subject as it was related to law and order and should not be taken up.

Ansari, however, managed to pacify the members, after which the question hour could proceed.

However, as soon as the question hour was over, the opposition members were again on their feet demanding a discussion on the farmers issue.

Even as Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan called for government papers to be laid as a prelude to calling zero hour, the BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy requested a short duration discussion on the issue. Khan rejected Rudy's contention, saying the issue should be taken up after zero hour was called.

The opposition members, however, continued their protests and raised slogans against the Uttar Pradesh government. Amidst the din, the house was first adjourned for 15 minutes and then till 2 p.m.

The scene was no different when the house reassembled at 2 p.m. and despite repeated pleas from Rahman Khan, the opposition members continued their protests. The house was then adjourned for the day.

Hundreds of farmers have been staging protests and demanding higher compensation for land acquired for the Yamuna Expressway. They have also damaged property belonging to Jaypee Associates that is executing the project.

Parts of Aligarh and Mathura districts were rocked by violence Saturday night, leading to exchange of fire between the police and protesters, which left three people - two farmers and a policeman - dead and a dozen injured.

The 165-km, eight-lane expressway connecting Noida to Agra is aimed at reducing the driving time between New Delhi and Agra to just about 90 minutes. It is expected to make a lot of difference to foreign tourists headed for the Taj Mahal.

The protesters wanted higher compensation for their land as the farmers were offered Rs.453 per square foot in Aligarh and Mathura districts while in Noida, the compensation was nearly Rs.800 per square foot, according to the farmers.

Reacting to the issue, Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member Sitaram Yechury said the government had no policy for land acquisition.

'There is widespread land acquisition, but no policy on relief and rehabilitation. The government seems unwilling to do anything about that,' he said.

Putting the onus on Uttar Pradesh's Mayawati government, Congress leader and former state chief minister Jagadambika Pal said that it should be sacked.

'It is the fault of the state government. The Mayawati government should be sacked for the way it is giving away land,' he said.

Clearly define public purpose of acquiring land: RLD

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) MP Jayant Chaudhary Monday sought the central government's intervention in the firing on agitating farmers in Uttar Pradesh, saying that the public purpose for which land was being acquired should be clearly spelt out and steps taken to conserve prime agricultural land.

'The government should intervene. The notion of public purpose for acquiring land should be clearly spelt out and prime agricultural land should be conserved,' Chaudhary told reporters.

Chaudhary, who is an MP from Mathura and visited the agitating farmers incognito Sunday, said that the agitation was peaceful and asked Uttar Pradesh's Mayawati government the reason for opening fire on the farmers, which led to the death of them. One policeman was also killed in the crossfire.

Chaudhary said he had also demanded the dismissal of the state government.

He said the land acquisition notification issued by the state government in July 2009 involved 850 revenue villages and an area of 20 lakh hectare.

Chaudhary, who is son RLD chief Ajit Singh, said that the pace at which fertile land was being acquired not only posed problems of employment for people but also endangered food security.

He said that main bone of contention for farmers agitating in Mathura and Aligarh districts was not the Yamuna Expressway but a proposed hi-tech city.

Calling upon the government to build political consensus on a new bill on land acquisition, he said Uttar Pradesh government should be asked to scrap projects which did not fall within the definition of public purpose.

Both houses of parliament were Monday adjourned after disruptions over the farmers' killings during demonstrations Saturday night against inadequate compensation for acquisition of land in an area bordering Aligarh and Mathura districts.

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London-listed mining group Vedanta Resources today entered the oil business by clinching a USD 9.6 billion deal for a 60 per cent stake in Cairn India, the owner of India''s largest oilfield. Vedanta Resources and its group firm Sesa Goa will acquire 40 per cent stake from Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy Plc for USD 6.65 billion and make an open for to acquire another 20 per cent from Cairn India''s other stockholders, Vedanta Resources Chairman Anil Agarwal told PTI over phone.

Cairn Energy, the parent firm of Cairn India, will make up for any shortfall in the open offer, he said. "This deal will give us the world-class Rajasthan oilfields.

" Vedanta will pay Cairn Energy Rs 405 per share, a 32 per cent premium to Cairn India''s average closing price, over 90 days. This includes a Rs 50 per share non-compete premium to Cairn Energy Plc for not entering into oil and gas business in India, Pakistan, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.

The open offer will, however, be made at Rs 355 (offer price minus the non-compete fee). The process will take about three months to complete, Cairn Energy Finance Director Jann Brown said.

The acquisition will give Vedanta access to the Mangala oilfield, which is currently producing 125,000 barrels per day but has potential to go up to 150,000 bpd (7.5 million tons a year). The Rajasthan block, where Cairn India has 70 per cent interest, has the potential to go up to 240,000 bpd or equivalent to the 12 million tons per annum output from ONGC''s prime Mumbai High fields.

Vedanta''s deal will be contingent on government approval, as Cairn''s three producing oil and gas assets, including the Rajasthan fields and seven exploration blocks, either have explicit provisions for seeking prior approval before transfer of interest or gives pre-emption, or the right of first refusal (ROFR), to partners like ONGC. "Whatever approvals are required, we will take it. We are a law abiding company and will do what is required in the law," Agarwal said.

Cairn Energy Chief Executive Bill Gammell said his firm expects government and regulatory approvals as only ownership of Cairn India was changing while it would be business as usual for the India listed firm. Gammell is visiting New Delhi this week to meet Oil Minister Murli Deora, besides other senior officials.

Oil Secretary S Sundareshan said today the contract for the blocks Cairn India has provision for transfer of part or whole ownership but neither Cairn Energy nor Vedanta has approached it so far. Cairn India, 62.37 per cent held by Cairn Energy Plc, is valued at about USD 14.4 billion and the Scottish explorer is expected to continue to hold a residual interest of between 10.6 per cent and 21.6 per cent.

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Nine godowns of a local sugar mill owner was sealed today by the administration over non- payment of farmers'' dues in the district, officials said. District magistrate Hredesh Kumar passed the orders after Umesh Kumar Modi, owner of Modi Sugar mill, failed to pay dues to the tune of Rs 20 crore to the farmers.

Around 44,145 bags of sugar were also seized from the godowns, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Modinagar, Virender Singh said. Mill officials, however, said the payments would be affected as compensation was being made by selling the sugar.

Kerala not helping to arrest Madani, says Karnataka
Almost a week after a Karnataka Police team arrived here but failed to arrest People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Abdul Nazir Madani, Karnataka Home Minister V.S.Acharya Monday expressed displeasure at the Kerala government's failure to help.

Police cordoned off the sprawling residence-cum-party office of Madani, who is accused in the 2008 Bangalore blasts case, here with close to 300 personnel deployed in the area, while a team of doctors came for a medical check-up of the PDP chief.

Speaking to local TV channels here, over phone from Bangalore, Acharya said: 'What can I say now, because the Kerala government had assured of all help and it is not coming.'

'Now we will have to think of other options. Yesterday only (Sunday) Madani said he will surrender before a court and that too has not happened,' Acharya added.

A Bangalore court June 15 issued an arrest warrant against Madani. By now, the warrant has been extended four times and Tuesday is the last date for Karnataka Police to bring him before the court.

The investigating officer, Bangalore's Joint Police Commissioner Alok Kumar, and his deputy reached Kollam Monday and held discussions with the district superindent of police.

Kerala Police have cordoned off the entire area around Madani compound. A medical doctors' team arrived and conducted a detailed check-up of Maudany.

Addressing the media after the examination, Gopalakrishna Bhatt, the chief cardiologist at a private hospital here, said that a team of specialists had examined the PDP chief.

'He has a history of cardiac problems but the ECG appears stable and so is his cardiac condition,' Bhatt said.

'Right now he has mild fever and his blood pressure is stable also. He has a history of diabetes and now his blood sugar is high because of the fasting. An ENT specialist examined him and found that there is no active bleeding from his nose. He has sinusitis,' Bhatt added.

Meanwhile, state Bharatiya Janata Party chief V.Muraleedharan lashed out at the Kerala government and said it is now crystal clear that the state government is playing hide and seek over the efforts to arrest Madani. 'This is certainly a serious issue and the dilly-dallying of the state government has to stop. The state has to discharge its responsibility,' he said.

Rahman urges media to be positive

Jyoti Prabhakar, IANS, Aug 17, 2010, 12.00am IST
t was an event called for the preview of the theme song for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games by AR Rahman. But neither did we hear the music, nor did we get to see a preview. What it turned out to be, was a plea by the Oscar winning musician to "have patience" and "wait for 10 days".

"We want to release it in a big way, so that it gets its place in the hearts of Indians. I want this theme song to make every Indian proud," said Rahman. But why the delay? There's less than a month to go for the inaugural ceremony. Rahman looked slightly embarrassed as he answered a barrage of questions on these lines. "All I can say is, have patience and be positive," he said. "When I was in London, I heard some very bad things; that the press has done this, and the media has said that. But I know that we are working with some of the best professionals and that everything is going right. So, it is my humble request to the media to be positive and write positive things," said Rahman. He'd sure have done a fine job were he the brand ambassador!

When we asked Suresh Kalmadi as to why the OC felt the need to get Rahman to say such things, he pretended not to have heard us, and then the media pounced upon Rahman, Bharatbala and Kalmadi. Kalmadi swore under his breath, and literally pushed the mikes and cameras away and made a quick exit – all alone. Shyam Benegal was also present on the dais. But not one person asked him a question, nor did he utter a word. And when he saw Rahman and Kalmadi surrounded by cameras, he quickly walked out. The filmmaker must've wondered why he'd been called, to begin with!

Rahman, however, smiled his way through. "Great things are going to happen. Please wait, and have patience," he said. He also told us that the song is a bit about Gandhiji, and that he's also trying to fit in an orchestral operatic version of the same. "I had the chorus in place before some six months," he said, "And now, some last minute tweaking is left. The song is about energy and winning and the 'don't give up' attitude," he said. The song is in his own voice. "A lot of Hindi and a bit of English is there in the lyrics," he said. But Rahman and Bharatbala couldn't speak at length because Bharat told us, "Rahman has a flight to catch to go to London."

The song was played out to the CWG OC yesterday (that's why this hastily put together press conference), and Rahman confessed to being a bit apprehensive, "I wasn't sure how the 'elderly' in the committee were going to take to rock guitar, but by the end of it, they were humming along," said Rahman. Bharatbala also told us that he got into this project with a "lot of positivity", that they'd got "exciting creatives worked out so that they could present Indians with a new experience of Indian sounds and music." He was sure "we'll do a good job of this. Rahman is going to perform live for the opening ceremony, and that itself is something to wait for." He's got a point there!

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With the separatists accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of seeing the Kashmir issue from the economic angle alone, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Sunday that the issue can be resolved politically and not by economic, development or employment packages.
"I made it clear to the Prime Minister and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, during their visit to Anantnag, that Kashmir is a political problem," Omar said in his Independence Day address. "I have candidly conveyed to the Central leadership that it requires serious political initiatives."
Expressing grief at deaths in police and CRPF firing, Omar said: "All sections must put in concerted efforts to end the cycle of violence. I appeal to the people not to resort to stone-pelting and not damage public property... I assure you that the security forces will exercise maximum restraint."
Pointing out that he had sought mandate in the 2008 polls on development issues, he said resolution of the Kashmir problem required continuous dialogue, both internal and external, with separatists as well as different shades of political opinion.
On the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), the Chief Minister said that his government has been advocating amendments so that the legislation is made humane.
Noting that continuous shutdowns don't yield anything and only compound the difficulties faced by the common man, Omar sought the cooperation of the separatist leadership to end the same.

Raman equates Naxalism to terror, salutes courage

Asserting that several states in the country were reeling under "a major tragedy of terrorism in the form of Naxalism", Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday said his government had been taking steps to contain violence and restore peace in the state.
"One of the latest steps in this direction is the creation of a new police district at Gariaband � a tribal area, bordering neighbouring Orissa, which falls in Raipur district," he said during an Independence Day function at the police grounds here.
Without naming any campaign or 'Salwa Judum' � Bastar people's movement against Naxalites � Singh said, "I salute the brothers, sisters and children of Naxalite-affected districts whose courage has helped the state government to start multi-dimensional efforts to contain Naxalism. The people's unity against anti-national forces like Naxalites clearly showed our internal strength," he added.
Referring to the initiatives taken by his government to provide relief to the families of Naxalite victims, the Chief Minister said the state had modified its policy so as to absorb one person from the family of each police personnel killed in Maoist violence even if his or her family member was already in a government job. Besides, the state government had also enhanced ex gratia for martyred police personnel to Rs 15 lakh from Rs 5 lakh.
Listing the welfare measures being launched by his government, Singh said the state had drawn up a plan of Rs 432 crore to fight the problem of malnutrition among women and children. More than 8,000 new anganwadi kendras would be opened this year while more than 36,000 anganwadi kendras were already there in the state.

'Stern action against those guilty of CWG corruption'

Amid allegations of corruption involving Commonwealth Games projects, Delhi chief minister Shiela Dikshit on Sunday warned that anybody found guilty would face stern action.
Under attack for rubbles still piled up across the city in connection with the Games preparations, she apologised to citizens for the 'inconvenience'.
"Lot of criticism have been there with regard to CWG preparation. If there is corruption we will find out who is responsible and take stern action against them whoever they are central government or Delhi government officials or any others...," Dikshit said, after unfurling the tri-colour during the Independence Day Celebrations here.
The comments came in the wake of charges of corruption and irregularities in the CWG projects. The Opposition BJP had also alleged that the Delhi government diverted funds meant for welfare of scheduled castes to the Games .
"For the last three to four months, Delhiites had suffered due to the construction works undergoing in the city. I apologise to the citizens for this. But if we have to achieve something, then we have to sacrifice..," she said. The CM assured that the fortnight-long event from October 3 to 14 will be the finest in the history of the Games despite the controversies surrounding it. "The event will be finest in the history of the Games . We have to prove that we are not behind anyone. For this the citizens and the government have to work together," she said.
Dikshit has been under attack from various quarters for the delay in completion of key projects worth over Rs 10,000 crore. She had last month set August 31 as deadline for completing all the projects. Various projects, including the Barapullah Nallah elevated road, UP Link road, have missed several deadlines.(With inputs from Agencies)

Cabinet defers decision on hiking salary of MPs

The Union Cabinet on Monday deferred a decision on hiking the salary and allowances of MPs though the issue was discussed in detail.
The proposed increase is unlikely to be effected in the current session of Parliament.
Members of the Cabinet felt that raising MPs' emoluments at this stage in the wake of allegations of corruption in Commonwealth Games and the drought situation in some parts of the country would be seen in bad light, sources in Government said.
MPs currently get Rs 16,000 per month as salary while a secretary to the government gets Rs 80,000 a month. The proposal is to hike the salary to Rs 50,000.
Besides the base salary, an MP gets a daily allowance of Rs 1000 for each day when Parliament is in session or a sitting of a House committee is scheduled. A member is also entitled to a constituency allowance of Rs 20,000 per month and office expense allowance of another Rs 20,000 each month. Apart from these, he is also entitled to a certain number of air journeys, AC first class train travel and rent free flat or hostel accommodation through out his term.
The recommendation to increase MPs's salary was made taking into account the consumer price index and the wage index for skilled urban labour.
The committee led by Congress MP from Chhattishgarh Charandas Mahant had made a recommendation to fix MPs salary at Rs one rupee more than that of a secretary.
The panel which took the decision included MPs from various parties including S S Ahluwalia from BJP, V Maitreyan of AIADMK, Rajiv Shukla from Congress and Ramgopal Yadav from Samajwadi Party.
However, the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry suggested making it Rs 50,000.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Salaries, Allowances and Pensions, headed by Congress MP Charan Das Mahant, had proposed salary of Rs 80,001, arguing that an MP's salary should be at least a rupee more than that of an officer of the rank of Secretary (Rs 80,000), whom an MP outranks in the list of protocol.
Apart from the base salary, an MP gets a daily allowance of Rs 1,000 for each day when Parliament is in session or a sitting of a House committee is scheduled.
A member is entitled for constituency allowance of Rs 20,000 per month and office expense allowance of another Rs 20,000 per month.
Every MP can avail 34 single air journeys during a year with spouse or any number of companions or relatives.

Hope CWG and World Cup earn goodwill for India: Dhoni

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Dambulla: Controversy and corruption-plagued they might be but Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday hoped that the Delhi Commonwealth Games in October will earn "goodwill" for the country.
The build-up to the October 3 to 14 event has been marred by allegations of widescale corruption and construction delays, which yesterday prompted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene and take stock of the situation.
On India's 64th Independence Day, Dhoni said the country should look forward to hosting not just a good Commonwealth Games but also the cricket World Cup next year.
"It is a great day for us. It is the 64th Independence Day and being from the sports community (I am looking forward to) two major events are coming up for us in the next one year starting from now.
"One is the Commonwealth Games and the other is the cricket World Cup. Hopefully, we will do well over there and earn plenty of goodwill for our country," he said.
The cricket World Cup is scheduled to begin in February next year.

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Canon eyes Rs 200-cr biz from UID project

Canon India expects the UID project (Aadhar) to create a Rs 200 crore business for its high-end digital SLR cameras if the products get approved by UID Technology Centre in Bangalore. The firm has completed trials using a systems-integrator partner for collection of database for the project and is awaiting approval, which is expected by September.
"The firm's digital SLR cameras is competing with cheaper web cameras from Swiss vendor Logitech," Canon's senior vice-president Alok Bharadwaj said. "The overall demand is expected to be of 10,000 digital SLR cameras per quarter or 80,000 units in two years. In terms of revenues, it will open up a Rs 200 crore opportunity over the period," he said.
Government projects contributed 25% to Canon India's revenues of Rs 840 crore in 2009. The firm expects a top line of Rs 1,200 crore in 2010. The UID-related project can add to the contribution from the government.
The UID project requires the source code of the camera to be made available. The source code is given to application providers who can then take control of the camera. "Canon aims to be the hardware supplier for the UID project through the systems integrator. Another area of opportunity will be printing of the cards for the project," Bharadwaj said. The firm had traditionally sold printing solutions such as copiers and scanners to the government. Canon India is already working on three major government projects - the Passport Seva project where it has partnered TCS, the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) project with Wipro (WIPRO.NS : 414.15 -0.85
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Prima facie congratulations on something that you were eyeing for and you have bagged it. While you have spoken at length about the rationale for the same, just for the benefit of our viewers could you tell us as to why is it that you have made this acquisition?

We are in a business of resource and whatever company we have taken, we have taken it to a different height. Cairn Energy has done the exploration and has brought it to a position where the substantial oil was discovered and they have set up the production line. There was an operator required which could take it forward. So we are very excited. We had a very good EBITDA this year and this is a natural fit for us being in Rajasthan in our backyard to develop. We have a huge gap in India. We import about 70% oil (being used by us). I have always thought about bridging that gap and the time has come when we can add tremendous value and bridge that gap and reduce the import bill and huge deficit which we are facing.

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Right, just give us a sense of how much you think you will require in terms of loans and will you see the need of any inter-corporate loans and also in terms of existing cash that you want? What is the proportion of debt that you will raise vis-à-vis the cash that you will utilize?

We are raising $6.5 billion. All loans are tied up. Standard Chartered Bank has taken a lead and we are cash surplus. We have net to net no debt on the company and 20% will be bought by Sesa Goa, which is a great investment for them. They will invest about $3 billion.

Mr Agarwal, you said $6.5 billion and that is going to be on the debt side. Now we know we are expecting 200,000 barrel per day production coming in shortly from your asset. If indeed this deal goes through what kind of cash flows are you assuming that you will be getting from the Cairn asset and in terms of pay back of that loan what would be the duration that you would have in mind?

We expect around $2 billion EBITDA on the existing position and then looking forward if increase the production up to 300,000 barrel. This can go up to $2.5 billion too. This duration of this loan is 2 years and plus. And we have a tremendous dividend resource to repay this loan.

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The Land Acquisition Act of 1894 is a legal Act in India which allows the Government of India to acquire any land in the country.
"Land Acquisition" literally means acquiring of land for some public purpose by government/government agency, as authorised by the law, from the individual landowner(s) after paying a government fixed compensation in lieu of losses incurred by land owner(s) due to surrendering of his/their land to the concerned government agency.

Contents [hide] 1 Purpose of Land Acquisition Act 2 History of Land Acquisition Act 3 Content of the Legislation 3.1 Notification 3.2 Filing of objections 3.3 Final declaration 3.4 Award 3.5 Time limit 3.6 Special powers 3.7 Compensation 4 Procedure for the Land Acquisition 4.1 1.    Investigation 4.2 2.    Objection and Confirmation 4.3 3.    Claim and Award 4.4 4. Reference to Court 4.5 5. Apportionment 5 Authorities and agencies involved 6 Criticism 7 Other countries 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Purpose of Land Acquisition Act

The land acquisition act of 1894 was created with the expressed purpose of facilitating the government's acquisition of privately held land for public purposes. The word "public purpose", as defined in the act, refers to the acquisition of land for putting up educational institutions or schemes such as housing, health or slum clearance, apart from the projects for rural planning or formation of sites. The word "government" refers to the central government if the purpose for acquisition is for the union and for all other purposes it refers to the state government. It is not necessary that all the acquisition has to be initiated by the government alone. Local authorities, societies registered under the societies registration act, 1860 and co-operative societies established under the co-operative societies act can also acquire the land for developmental activities through the government.

[edit] History of Land Acquisition Act

Regulation I of the land acquisition act was first enacted by the British government in the year 1824. Its application was throughout the whole of the Bengal provinces immediately subject to the Presidency of Fort William. The rules empowered the government to acquire immovable property at, what was deemed to be, a fair and reasonable price for construction of roads, canals or other public purposes. In 1850 some of the provisions of regulation I of 1824 were extended to Calcutta through Act I of 1850, with a view to confirm the land titles in Calcutta that were acquired for public purposes. At that time a railway network was being developed and it was felt that legislation was needed for acquiring land for the purposes of the railways. Building act XXVII of 1839 and act XX of 1852 were introduced to obviate the difficulties pertaining to the construction of public buildings in the cities of Bombay and Madras. Act VI of 1857 was the first full enactment, which had application to the whole of British India. It repealed all previous enactments relating to acquisition and its object. Subsequently act X of 1870 came in to effect which was further replaced by land acquisition act 1894, a completely self contained act, in order to purge some of the flaws of act X of 1870.
After independence in 1947, the Indian government adopted "Land Acquisition Act-1894" as a tool for land acquisition. Since then various amendments have been made to the 1894 act from time to time. Despite these amendments the administrative procedures have remained same.

[edit] Content of the Legislation

[edit] Notification

The process of acquisition begins with the issuance of preliminary notification, as envisaged under section 4(1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The notification has to be essentially published in the official gazette and in two daily newspapers circulating in that locality of which at least one shall be in the regional language. Further, it is also necessary that the notification has to be affixed in conspicuous places of that locality.

[edit] Filing of objections

The main objective of issuing preliminary notification is to call for objections, if any, against such acquisitions from the owners or others who are having certain interest over the property; giving them an opportunity to raise their claims against the move of the government for acquiring their lands. The persons aggrieved by such notification shall file their objections within thirty days from the date of preliminary notification(date of the publication of notification).

[edit] Final declaration

After receipt of objections, the concerned authority shall consider those objections, and if found unsatisfactory, then a final declaration rejecting the claims will be issued. Section 6 of the amended Act provides that the final declaration shall be issued by the authority within a period of one year from the date of issuance of preliminary notification under section 4(1) of the Act. However, prior to the amendment, the time stipulated under the Act for final declaration was three years from the date of publication of the preliminary notification. The final declaration has to be published as required under section 6(2) of the Act.

[edit] Award

Section 11 of the Act provides that after receiving the objections, the authority will have to hold an enquiry. However, it is necessary that actual extent of land proposed to be acquired and the value of the land has to be assessed before starting the enquiry, as required under sections 8 and 9 of the statute. On completion of the enquiry, award will be passed to that effect and published by the competent authority. After passing the award, the Collector or the Deputy Commissioner shall send notice to the owners or their representatives who were not present personally at the time of passing of the award.

[edit] Time limit

Once the enquiry is concluded, it is the duty of the competent authority to pass the award within two years from the date of publication of the declaration under section 6, as envisaged under section 11 A of the Act. If the authority fails to adhere to the time schedule prescribed under the Act, the entire proceedings initiated for land acquisition will lapse. After passing of the award, the Deputy Commissioner or any other competent authority may take possession of the land immediately, which shall thereupon vest absolutely with the government, free from all claims, whatsoever.

[edit] Special powers

Section 17 of the Act confers special powers with the concerned authority wherein passing of award may be dispensed with and yet permits to take possession of the land notified for acquisition. Further holding of enquiry can also be waived, as envisaged under section 5 A of the Act. However, such powers can be exercised only in case of urgency. After passing of the award, the person whose land has been proposed to be acquired can give his consent for such acquisition and agree to receive the compensation.
Objections can also be raised against the measurement of the land, enhancement of compensation or apportionment of the compensation by filing a written application before the Deputy Commissioner, as provided under section 18 of the Act, requesting the authority to refer the matter to the court for determination of the grounds raised in the application. An application to that effect has to be filed by the person who was personally present when the award was passed, within six weeks from the date of the award passed by the Collector. In other cases, the application will have to be made within six weeks from the date of receipt of the notice issued under section 12(2) or within six months from the date of the award passed by Deputy Commissioner, whichever is earlier.

[edit] Compensation

Provision for settlement of dispute pertaining to apportionment of the compensation amount is available under section 30 of the Act. In such a situation, the Deputy Commissioner should refer the matter to the court. The claimant will be entitled to the compensation which is determined on the basis of the market value of the land determined as on the date of preliminary notification. According to section 34, if there is delay in payment of compensation beyond one year from the date on which possession is taken, interest at the rate of 15 per cent per annum shall be payable from the date of expiry of the said period of one year on the outstanding amount of compensation till the date of payment.
The government, under section 16 of the Act is at liberty to withdraw from acquisition of land except in cases provided under section 36. However, if the possession of land has been taken, then the government will have no authority to withdraw from such acquisition.

[edit] Procedure for the Land Acquisition

[edit] 1.    Investigation

• When a local authority or a company requires a land, an application is required to be made by it to the revenue authority.
• The application should be accompanied with a copy of the plan showing survey nos., purpose of acquisition and the reason for the particular site to be chosen and the provision made for the cost of the acquisition.
• After the government has been fully satisfied about the purpose, the least area needed, and other relevant facts as provided under land acquisition rules, it will issue a notification under Section 4 of the act that the particular land is required for public purpose.
• One of the revenue officers is appointed as the collector to hold an inquiry under Section 5-A of the Act.
• After notification the owner is prohibited from selling his property or disposing of it and prevented from carrying out any works of improvements for which no compensation will be paid if executed without prior permission from the collector.

[edit] 2.    Objection and Confirmation

• Objections are invited from all persons interested in land within thirty days from the date of notification.

• The objections will be valid on one or more of the following grounds:
• i.    That the purpose for which the land is proposed for acquisition is not a public purpose.
• ii.    That the land is not or less suitable than another piece of land for the said purpose.
• iii.    That the area under acquisition is excessive.
• iv. That the acquisition will destroy or impair historical or artistic monuments or will desecrate religious buildings, graveyards and the like.
• The collector after hearing the objections will submit his report to the government who will finally declare the land for acquisition under the Section 6 of the Act.
• After notification the collector proceeds with the claim. He has the site marked out, measured and a plan of the same is made.

[edit] 3.    Claim and Award

• The collector will issue notices under Section 9 to all persons interested in the acquisition to file their claim reports.
• The collector is not to be a party to the proceedings, is to possess an expert knowledge on valuation, and offers a fair price to an owner and checks that the public funds are not wasted.
• The claim filed should contain the names of the claimants and co-shares if any rents or profits for last three years and a valuation report of the land from an architect or an engineer.
• The government can abandon the acquisition proceedings by simply canceling the notification. However, in that case compensation has to be paid under Section 48(2).
• In determining the compensation the market value of the land is determined at the date of notification. The rise and fall in the value during the period of transaction and notification is taken into consideration.
• Compensation is also payable when:
• i.    Part of the property is proposed for acquisition in such a manner that the remainder depreciates in value.
• ii.    When the land notified for acquisition has standing crops or trees.
• iii. If the person interested has to change his place of residence or business then the excess rent payable for the new premises is also considered for compensation.
• Matters which are not taken into consideration for the purpose of land acquisition are:
• i.    The degree of urgency which has led to the acquisition.
• ii.    Any disinclination of the person interested to part with the land.
• iii.    Any increase in the land value likely to accrue from the use to which it will be put when acquired.
• • After necessary inquiries the collector declares his award showing true area of the land, total amount of compensation payable and apportionment of compensation if there are more than one owners or claimants.
• The collector has to make the award under section 11 within a period of two years from the date of notification.

[edit] 4. Reference to Court

• Any person interested to whom the award is not satisfactory can submit a written application to the court.
• This application should be made within six weeks from the date of declaration of the award.

[edit] 5. Apportionment

• In apparent of the compensation each of the claimants are entitled to the value of his interest, which he has lost, by compulsory acquisition.
• Thus it is required to value a variety of interest, rights and claims in the land in terms of money.

[edit] Authorities and agencies involved

• Union Government
• State Government
• Public authorities/agencies like DDA, NOIDA, CIDCO
• Companies like Reliance, Tata (for SEZs)

The procedure involved for acquisition of land for companies are dealt with under chapter VII of the act, which requires an agreement to be entered into by the company with the appropriate government and the same has to be published in the official gazette. The government cannot initiate acquisition proceedings without issuing proper notice to the owners in any of the prescribed mode of service provided under the act and provide them sufficient opportunity. If any of the provisions envisaged in the act is violated or mandatory procedures are not followed, then the entire acquisition proceedings would become void.

[edit] Criticism

The Land Acquisition act has been criticized by groups that view the act as weak and ineffective, and by groups that view the act as draconian. People who feel that act is weak argue that the procedure followed is cumbersome and costly, often resulting in inordinate delay in land acquisition. This group argues that, the determination of public purpose should be matter of executive discretion and should not be contestable at law. It has also been argued that the property valuation techniques are flawed and that the land owners get to peg the value higher than the real value, based on 'potential value' and 'opportunity value' of their property; resulting in, what is claimed as, a heavy strain on public finances and restrictions on the scale of development and redevelopment projects. There is also opposition to the additional payment of solatium to the land owners, over and above the property value.
People who argue that the act is draconian claim that a number of projects which have no public purpose attached, as in the case of SEZs, usurped land from property owners, with the help of the land acquisition act, at what is claimed as, well below the market value of these properties. It is argued that, even in the case of projects that are genuinely for public purposes, there is a considerable difference between the market value of the property and the value that the land acquisition officer pays the land owners. It is also argued that the relocation and rehabilitation of land owners displaced by the actions of the act, is not followed up adequately, and that this is not covered comprehensively in the framework of the act. A notable instance of opposition to land acquisition, through the land acquisition act, includes the Nandigram violence incident.
It is for this reason that government has proposed further amendments in the Act to strict define the purposes for which land could be acquired. If the Amendments get through, the provisions of the Act could be invoked only in limited conditions.

[edit] Other countries

• Australia - New South Wales [1]

[edit] See also

• Eminent domain

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/latca1991442/

[edit] External links

• Full text of the act
• Highlights and key issues of the Bill
• Standing Committee Report of the Bill
• Summary of the Standing Committee Report

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Category: Home \ Civil Laws Article:                             Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com                             The Process of Land Acquisition The difficulties that come in the process of Land Acquisition in India are immense, given the population density and the type of land use in the country. This is evident from the fact that the fundamental issue in a number of top stories in the past few years has been the Process of Land Acquisition; be it Narmada Bachao Andolan or the recent Nandigram issue. With number of State Governments demarcating lands as Special Economic Zones the problem just is going to get worse. The evolution of Law of Land Acquisition as it exists today in various forms in different statutes in India has undergone an evolution in the last decade. Originally the wishes of owners of property were totally irrelevant, but at present, the law tries to provide various provisions for objections and alternative remedies in case of inadequacy of compensation In English Law the concept is known as the Law of Compulsory Purchase and under the United States Law it is known as the Power of Eminent Domain. This law empowers the state, (as an exception to the general rule) to compel an owner of the property to submit the property to the state or any agency or an entity authorised by the state because the same is required for the use of the state or such an agency or entity of the state. The concept that underlines such an act and the rationale behind such an act lies in the concept of Utilitarianism which emphasis on the fact that community good is paramount to the right of individual to hold property. The underlining principle of Land Acquisition, Power of Eminent Domain or the Law of Compulsory Acquisition whatever it may be called can be summarised by the legal maxim salus propuli est suprema lex, meaning welfare of the people is paramount in law. Compulsory acquisition of property involves expropriation of private rights in the property, it is a restraint on the right of private owners to be able to dispose off property according to their wish . The Law of Land Acquisition is intended to legalise the taking up, for public purposes, or for a company, of land which is private property of individuals the owners and occupiers, and pay equitable compensation therefore calculated at market value of land acquired, plus an additional sum on account of compulsory character of acquisition . The Constitutional Framework Originally the Constitution of India consisted of provisions under Article 19(f) and Article 31 which constituted Right to Property. But there were number of difficulties that the state was confronted with, Right to property, Articles 14, Articles 19 and Article 31 read in tandem by the Courts proved to be anti developmental, as the courts struck down various acts of the state. In a number of cases the courts declared the reforms initiated by the state as being ultra vires, which hampered the development by means of growth of infrastructure which was essential for development soon after the independence. It was because of the difficulties in the functioning of the right to property that had been brought to light by the judicial decisions the Constitution (First) Amendment Act, 1951 was enacted and the Right to Property was done away with. Article 31(A) which was enacted categorically states that no law which provides for acquisition by the state of an estate can be held void as being ultra vires Article 14 or Article 19. It also provided for payment of compensation at a rate not less than market value of the property Acquisition and Requisition of property falls in the concurrent list , which means that both the centre and the state government can make laws on the matter. There are a number of local and specific laws which provide for acquisition of land under them but the main law that deals with acquisition is The Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The law was enacted by the British government and by virtue of The Indian independence (Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances) Order, 1948 continues to exist as the law of land acquisition in India. Given the fact that Land Acquisition falls under the concurrent list both the State Government and the Central Government have amended the law, evolving it with time and according to the local needs. Land can be acquired either by the state or the central government for the purposes listed under state and central list respectively unless the central government delegates the task to the state government under article 258(1) of the Constitution. The term "appropriate government" in the act would imply the government weather centre or state that issues a notification under section 4 to acquire the land. Constitutionality of various sections of the Land Acquisition Act has been considered as being in violation of Article 19 and 31 of the constitution as being confiscatory in nature and it is sought to deprive appellants of their lands Public Purpose Article 31(2) categorically states that a land can be acquired by the state only for Public Purpose. Broadly speaking, public purpose would include a purpose, in which the general interest of the community, as opposed to a particular interest of the individual, in generally and vitally concerned . In a generic sense the expression public purpose would include a purpose in which where even a fraction of the community would be involved. It has been identified as a work from which public in general would derive benefit or be benefited. Anything which is useful to the public, in the sense that it confers some public benefit, or conduces to some public advantage, is a public purpose . It is the requirement of public purpose that is determining factor on the question weather or not a particular land should be acquired, and the considerations of hardships to the individuals cannot outweigh the question of public demand . Section 3(f) of The Land Acquisition Act defines public purpose as the expression "public purpose" includes- (i) the provision of village-sites, or the extension, planned development or improvement of existing village-sites; (ii) the provision of land for town or rural planning; (iii) the provision of land for planned development of land from public funds in pursuance of any scheme or policy of Government and subsequent disposal thereof in whole or in part by lease, assignment or outright sale with the object of securing further development as planned; (iv) the provision of land for a corporation owned or controlled by the State; (v) the provision of land for residential purposes to the poor or landless or to persons residing in areas affected by natural calamities, or to persons displaced or affected by reason of the implementation of any scheme undertaken by Government, any local authority or a corporation owned or controlled by the State; (vi) the provision of land for carrying out any educational, housing, health or slum clearance scheme sponsored by Government or by any authority established by Government for carrying out any such scheme, or with the prior approval of the appropriate Government, by a local authority, or a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), or under any corresponding law for the time being in force in a state, or a co-operative society within the meaning of any law relating to co-operative societies for the time being in force in any State; (vii) the provision of land for any other scheme of development sponsored by Government or with the prior approval of the appropriate Government, by a local authority; (viii) the provision of any premises or building for locating a public office, but does not include acquisition of land for companies. The expression Public Purpose is not to be strictly construed under Section 3(f) of Land Acquisition Act, it is an inclusive definition of public purpose and from time to time the courts have held different purposes to be Public Purpose. It is not possible to give an exact and all-embracing definition of public purpose . Public Purpose includes the following aims: 1. In which general interest of the community, or a section of the community, as opposed to the particular interests of the individuals, is directly or vitally concerned ; 2. Which would preserve or promote public health, comfort or safety of the public, or a section of it, weather or not the individual members of public may make use of the property acquired ; 3. Which would promote public interest, or tend to develop the natural resources of the state ; 4. Which would enable department of the government to carry on its governmental functions ; 5. Which would serve the public, or a section of it, with some necessarily or convenience of life, which may be required by the public as such, provided that the public may enjoy such service as of right; or 6. Which would enable individuals to carry on a business, in a manner in which it could not be otherwise be done, if their success will indirectly enhance public welfare, even if the acquisition is made by a private individual, and the public has no right to any service from him, or to enjoy the property acquired; or 7. If the use to which the property would be put, is one of the widespread general public benefit not involving any right on the part of the general public itself, to use the property or; 8. Which would result in an advantage to the public; it is not necessary that the property, or the work upon it, should be available to the public as such; the acquisition may be in favour of individuals, but, in furtherance of scheme of public utility, which would result in enhancement of public welfare. One of the test of public purpose is if the purpose would satisfy the expenditure of public funds and in number of judgements courts have said that government is the best judge of public purpose. The declaration of public purpose by the government is final except if there is a colourable exercise of power. To allege mala fide or colourable exercise of power of eminent domain the facts or grounds should be pleaded in support, which would show at least some nexus between the party for whose benefit the power is sought to be exercised and the authorities of the state which could support a reasonable suspicion that there has been an improper exercise, of such power exceeding the ambit of eminent domain as to constitute a fraud . The power to select the lands is left to reasonable discretion of the government and the courts cannot interfere in this regard. The view held by court is that a declaration under Section 6 is a conclusive evidence of public purpose and unless it is shown that there has been a colourable exercise of power courts cannot go on to look weather it is a public purpose or not . With the march of civilization, the notions as to the scope of the general interest of community changes and widens, with the result that old and narrower notions as to sanctity of private interest or individual no longer stem the forward flowing tide of time and give way to broader notions of general interest of the community. The Process of Land Acquisition For the purposes of Land Acquisition Act of proceedings are carried on by an officer appointed by the government known as Land Acquisition Collector. The proceeding under the Land Acquisition Collector is of an administrative nature and not of a judicial or quasi judicial character. When a government intends to occupy a land in any locality is has to issue a notification under Section 4 in the official gazette, newspaper and give a public notice which entitles anyone on behalf of the government to enter the land for the purposes of digging, taking level, set out boundaries etc. The notification puts forward the intention of the government to acquire and entitles government officials to investigate and ascertain weather the land is suitable for the purpose. The section also makes it mandatory for the officer or person authorised by the government to give a notice of seven days signifying his intention to enter any or building or enclosed court in any locality. This is a mandatory provision of the process of land acquisition An officer or authorised person of the government has to tender payment for all necessary damage, and dispute all disputes to insufficiency of amount lie to the collector . Under Section 5(a) any person interested in land which is notified under section 4 (who is entitled to claim an interest in compensation) can raise an objection, in writing and in person. The collector after making inquiry to such objections has to forward the report to the government whose decision in this respect would be final. After considering such report made by the collector under section 5(a) the government may issue a declaration within one year of the notification under section 4 to acquire land for public purposes or company, this declaration is a mandatory requirement of the acquisition. After the declaration under Section 6, collector has to take order from the appropriate government weather state or central for the acquisition of land under section 7. The next step in the process of acquisition is that collector has to cause land to be marked out, measured and appropriate plan to be made accurately , unless it is already done. Requirement of this section deals only with approximation and does not require exact measurement. An important process that takes place under this section is demarcation which consists of marking out boundaries of land to be acquired, either by cutting trenches or fixing marks as posts. Object is to facilitate measurement and preparation of acquisition plan, but also let the private persons know what land is being taken. It is to be done by requiring body that is the government department or company whichever be the case. Obstruction under Section 8 and Section 4 are offence punishable with an imprisonment not exceeding one year and with fine not exceeding fifty rupees. Section 9 requires the collector to cause a public notice at convenient places expressing government's intention to take possession of the land and requiring all persons interested in the land to appear before him personally and make claims for compensation before him. In affect this section requires collector to issue two notices one to the locality of acquisition and other to occupants or people interested in lands to be acquired, and it is a mandatory requirement. Next step in the process of acquisition requires a person to deliver names or information regarding any other person possessing interest in the land to be acquired and the profits out of the land for the last 3 years. It also binds the person by requiring him to deliver such information to the collector my making him liable under sections 175 and 176 of the Indian Penal Code. The object of this step is to enable the collector to ascertain the compensation by giving him a vague idea. The Final set of collector's proceedings involve an enquiry by the collector into the objections made by the interested persons regarding the proceedings under section 8 and 9 and making an award to persons claiming compensation as to the value of land on the date of notification under section 4. The enquiry involves hearing parties who appear with respect to the notices, investigate their claims, consider the objections and take all the information necessary for ascertain the value of the land, and such an enquiry can be adjourned from time to time as the collector thinks fit and award is to be made at the end of the enquiry. The award made must be under the following three heads: • Correct area of land • Amount of compensation he thinks should be given • Apportionment of compensation Section 11 makes it obligatory on the part of the collector to safeguard the interests of all persons interested, even though they might not have appeared before him. In awarding compensation the Land Acquisition Collector should look into estimate value of land, give due considerations to the other specific factors. Value of the property in the neighbourhood can be used as a criteria . The award should be made within 2 years . Conclusion The law of Land Acquisition jeopardises private interest for public interest and hence it denies an individual his right to property. It overrides the right of a person to own a property, so the law in general should be strictly construed . The strict construction of the Law of Land Acquisition has been emphasised by the court for the last 60 years as it does not hold the person whose property is being taken and state at par. The owner of the property has no bargaining power with the state in such circumstances nor does he have a say in compensation; so its inevitable in the interest of equity that the law should be strictly construed and the procedure which provides for various checks and balances should by strictly complied with. Compulsory acquisition can be effective only in accordance with Acquisition because it is an inroad into citizens right to property . On this matter the established law is that if from the purpose for which the land is acquired, it is apparent on the face of it that the purpose is not a public purpose and there can be no two arguments to construe it otherwise, means the act of the government is ultra vires so in this case the public purpose is justifiable i.e. courts can look into the matter . But when the purpose mentioned can be interpreted either ways of being a public purpose or not, it is not justifiable With respect to an enquiry or proceedings by the Land Acquisition Collector is just an Administrative act, it is neither Judicial nor a Quasi Judicial act. Though section 14 gives the power to summon and enforce attendance of witness and compel production of documents as in Civil Procedure Code to the Civil Court. The offer made by the Land Acquisition Collector binds the government not the persons interested. If there is an agreement between the collector and the persons interested as to the compensation, area of land, apportionment (in case of more than one persons interested) no need arises for further proceedings otherwise provisions of Section 18 as to the judicial settlement are invoked. As to the brief outline of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 sections 1 to 3 give the short title, object and reasons and the important definitions. Sections 4 to 17 deals with the process of acquisition. Then comes sections 18 to 28 which describes the reference to court and procedure thereupon in the off chance of a conflict with respect to compensation. Sections 29 and 30 deal with Apportionment in case of more than one individuals interested, and section 3 to 34 lay down the payment of compensation. Sections 35 to 38 deal with temporary acquisition of land and finally sections 38 to 44 deal with the acquisition of land for companies. Bibliography 1) The Constitution of India 2) List of Statutes a) The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 3) List of Cases Referred 1. Somnawati v. State of Punjab AIR 1963 SC 151. 2. Ratni Devi v. Chief Commissioner Delhi AIR 1975 SC 1699. 3. Bali Malimambu v. State of Gujrat AIR 1978 SC 515. 4. Babu Barkya Thakur v. State of Bombay [1961] 1 SCR 128. 5. Balwant Ramachandran v. Secretary of State ILR 29 Bom 480. 6. Hamabai Framjee v. Secretary of State AIR 1914 PC 20. 7. Amulya Chandra Banerjee v. Corpn of Calcutta AIR 1922 PC 333. 8. Clark v. Nash (1905) Law Co. 1085. 9. Mathurbhai Hirajibhai Patel v. State of Gujrat AIR 1973 Guj 261. 10. Valjibhai Muljibhai Soneji v. State of Bombay AIR 1963 SC 1890. 11. V Doraiswami Pillai and Ors v. Government of Tamil Nadu AIR 1990 Mad 321. 12. Gajamand v. State of Madhya Pradesh AIR 2000 MP 2. 13. Valliammal v. State of Madras AIR 1967 Mad 332. 14. Pran Jivan Jaitha v. State of West Bengal AIR 1974 Cal 210. 15. Jayaram Reddy and Ors. v. The Land Acquisition Officer (1997) 2 MLJ 85. 16. Vellagapudi Kanaka Durga v. District Collector AIR 1971 AP. 17. Dossabhai v. Special Officer, Salsette ILR 36 Bom 599. 18. Revenue Division Officer, Trichinopoly v. Varadachai AIR 1944 Mad 271. 19. Ambyan Menon and Ors. V. State of Kerala AIR 1966 Ker 187. 20. Khub Chand and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan AIR 1907 SC 1074. 21. Narendrajit Singh and Anor. V. State of UP (1970) 1 SCC 125. 22. Raghunath Das v. District Collector of Deccan 11 CLJ 612. 23. Luchmeswar Singh v. Darbhanga Municipality ILR 18 Cal 99. 24. Ponnaira v. Secretary of State AIR 1926 Mad 1099. 25. Luitang v. Deputy Commissioner AIR 1961 Mani 31. 26. Ram Charan v. State of U.P. AIR 1952 ALL 752. 27. Hamabai Famjee v. Secretary of State ILR 39 Bom 279. 28. Province of Bombay v. Khushal Das AIR 1950 SC 222.

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Tata Nano Singur Controversy referes to the controversy generated by the Nano factory of Tata Motors at Singur in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
Singur gained international media attention since Tata Motors started constructing a factory to manufacture their $2,500 car, the Tata Nano at Singur. The small car was scheduled to roll out of the factory by 2008. [1]

Contents [hide] 1 Small car manufacturing facility 2 Perspective of those who favour the Tata project 2.1 The land acquisition controversy 2.2 Fencing off the land 2.3 Construction of plant 2.4 Procedural lacunae 2.5 Business houses' role 3 Tata pulls out 4 References

[edit] Small car manufacturing facility

The choice of Singur was made by the company among six sites offered by the state government. The project faced massive opposition from displaced farmers. The unwilling farmers were given political support by West Bengal's opposition leader Mamata Banerjee. Banerjee's "Save Farmland" movement was supported by celebrity environmental activists like Medha Patkar, Anuradha Talwar and Arundhuti Roy. Banerjee's movement against displacement of farmers was also supported by several Kolkata based intellectuals like Aparna Sen, Kaushik Sen, Shaonli Mitra and Suvaprasanna. Ultra left activists also shared the platform with Banerjee's Trinamool Party. The Tatas finally decided to move out of Singur on 3 October, 2008. Ratan Tata blamed violence by Banerjee and her supporters for the pullout decision. On 7 October 2008, the Tatas announced that they would be setting up the Tata Nano plant in Sanand, Gujarat.

[edit] Perspective of those who favour the Tata project

In the 1950s, the Indian state of West Bengal was one of the most industrialized states in the country. Bidhan Roy, its first chief minister, founded large industrial plants in Durgapur, Asansol, Kalyani, Howrah and Calcutta proper. In the 1960s and 1970s, disruptions by the Bangladesh War, the Naxal movement and militant trade unionism by leftist parties led by Jyoti Basu slowed down industrial development. Consequently other states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka attracted industrial investment and experienced job growth.
The rapid rise in the population of West Bengal has not been accompanied by significant economic growth. Key indicators such as unemployment rates, poverty rates, infant mortality rates, job growth rates, per capita income, mobile phone penetration rates lag the more industrialised states of India. Local politicians gained power by promising agricultural land to landless farmers, but given West Bengal's population density, the land-holdings are small and the yields are insufficient to sustain poor families. While the shift from agriculture to industrial jobs requires re-training, given India's economic growth, it provides an opportunity for earning higher income.
Several states have proposed to offer land to Tata Motors if they abandon the project in Singur.
The people staying in the proposed land was forced to evacuate by the government. The compensation given was inadequate and the new housing facilities offered were delayed. This lead to the protest of the peasants backed by the political parties of opposition, who thought it would be a good opportunity to end the communist rule of Bengal.
The company has made substantial promises. According to their claims, Singur would become a mini-auto city and approximately 70 vendors would set up shop along with the factory. The total investment planned is to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore.[2]. The project had, however, generated controversy right from the start, particularly on the question of state acquisition of fertile agricultural land for private enterprises.

[edit] The land acquisition controversy

On 23 September 2009, Tatas decided to leave Singur in West Bengal, the decision is reported to have been made by the Tata management and the Bengal government had been informed. On 3 October it became official that TATA will leave Singur (WB) when Ratan Tata announced it in a press conference in Kolkata.
While the ruling party has gone all out[3] for acquisition of 997 acres (404 ha) of multi-crop land required for the car factory, questions have been raised about the party forcible acquisition which was made under the colonial Land Acquisition Act of 1894. Even the provisions of this act have allegedly not been met.[4]
The law has provisions for state taking over privately held land for public purposes but not for developing private businesses. The illegality of the acquisition has been substantially conceded by the Kolkata High Court.
The Tata Motors site is the most fertile one in the whole of the Singur, and the Singur block, in turn, is among the most highly fertile in West Bengal. Consequently, almost the entire local population depends on agriculture with approximately 15000 making their livelihood directly from it[5]. With the number of direct jobs to be created no more than about 1,000, many of which are expected to go to outsiders, the local populace feel understandably threatened for their livelihood.[6] Environmental degradation is also feared.
Chief protesters include the opposition parties spearheaded by the Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee and Socialist Unity Centre of India. The movement has received widespread support from civil rights and human rights groups, legal bodies, social activists like Medha Patkar and Anuradha Talwar, Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy and Magsaysay and Jnanpith Award-winning author Mahasweta Devi. [7]. Other intellectuals, writers like the poet Joy Goswami, artists like Suvaprasanna, theatre and film personalities like Saonli Mitra, Aparna Sen etc. have pitched in. The state police force has been used to restrict their access to the area. [8] The Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has on the other hand appeared to defend the decision to set up the factory. He however opposed forcible acquisition of land.[1]
The protesters have been trenchantly attacked, verbally by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) leaders and physically by the party's supporters. Benoy Konar, member of the party's state committee, famously declared that protesting intellectuals would be greeted by women supporters of the party by baring their behinds [2].
Preliminary surveys by officials of the state and Tata Motors faced protests, and manhandling on one occasion, from the villagers organized under the Save Singur Farmland Committee with Trinamool Congress forming its chief component. [9] It is reported that Naxalite elements hold sway over the direction the agitation takes and the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee takes no decisions without consulting them.[10]
The state government imposed the prohibitory Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code for initially a month and then extended it indefinitely. The imposition has been declared illegal by the Kolkata High Court [11]
While landless peasants and share-croppers fear losing out entirely, sections of the locals, particularly those owing allegiance to the CPI(M) have welcomed the factory. These count chiefly among the owners of bigger portions of the land even as discrimination in the compensation has been alleged.[12]
A section of those promised jobs at the factory have boycotted classes while training in protest against the alleged going back on the promise.[13]

[edit] Fencing off the land

The land earmarked for the project was taken control of by the state administration amidst protests and fencing off commenced on December 1, 2006. Mamata Banerjee, who was prevented from entering Singur by the state police, called a statewide bandh in protest while legislators belonging to her party turned violent in the legislative assembly causing damage to furniture. [3] Later, she went on a 25-day hunger strike [4].During this period she presented affidavits of farmers apparently unwilling to part with their land. [14]
The fenced off area has been regularly guarded, besides large contingents of policemen, by cadres of the CPI(M) party. They were accused of the multiple rape followed by burning to death of teenage villager Tapasi Malik who was active in the protests, on December 18, 2006. [15] Negligence and political interference in the probe into her death have been alleged.[16] Later, CPI(M) activist Debu Malik and based on his statement, CPI(M) zonal committee secretary Suhrid Dutta were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the crime. [17]
Intermittent attacks by villagers have since continued on the fence. However, continuing agitations against the project appeared to have proved ineffective and a farmer who lost land committed suicide[18]
On the other hand the pro-factory villagers siding with the CPI(M) have made accusations against the Naxalite faction of the 'Save Singur Farmland Committee' of threats and violence against them.[19]

[edit] Construction of plant

Tatas ceremonially initiated the construction of the plant on 21 January 2007[20]. The Tata Group announced on October 3, 2008 that they are pulling out of Singur due to the political unrest and agitation by the Trinamool Congress against the construction of the plant.

[edit] Procedural lacunae

Other aspects of the process of setting up the factory that have come under severe criticism are the government's secrecy on the details of the deal and the chief minister's furnishing of false information, including in the legislative assembly Vidhan Sabha. In particular, the concessions being given to Tata Motors have not been publicly revealed. The falsehoods of the chief minister chiefly pertain to claims made by him of having acquired 912 acres (3.69 km2) [21] through voluntary consent of the owners without the use of force.
The Kolkata High Court declared the acquisition prima facie legal. [22] The air seemed to have cleared somewhat when the High Court ordered the state government to submit correct figures following which an affidavit but was not satisfied with the result[5]. In a fresh affidavit filed later in June 2007, the government admitted to 30 per cent of the land was acquired from farmers without consent. [23] The affidavit remains unclear on whether the lack of consent is based on insufficiency of the compensation or refusal to sell altogether.[24]

[edit] Business houses' role

The critics of the government's industrialization policy have argued on the other hand that while India is moving towards a "free market" economy, government has been acting as a broker for the private sector by forcing private citizens to give up their property at throw away prices.[who?]

[edit] Tata pulls out

On October 3,2008, after a brief meeting with the Chief Minister, Mr. Ratan Tata declared his decision to move the Nano Project out of West Bengal. Mr. Tata specifically mentioned his frustration with the opposition movement at Singur Project led by Trinamool Congress chief Ms. Mamata Banerjee. Ms Banerjee responded by referring to actions by Tatas and the state government. [25][26]

[edit] References

1. ^ The Hindu Business Line, 26 November 2006
2. ^ The Hindu Business Line, 13 December 2006
3. ^ The Telegraph 14 October 2006
4. ^ The Business Standard
5. ^ Countercurrents.org, 30 December 2006 Headline Singur
6. ^ Tehelka Mar 03, 2007
7. ^ doccentre.net Report on Public Hearing
8. ^ The Times of India December 8, 2007: Do you need a visa to enter Bengal?
9. ^ The Indian Express 15 January 2007
10. ^ Banerjee doesn't take decisions without Naxal elements' OK:The Indian Express August 31
11. ^ The Times of India February 15, 2007
12. ^ The Telegraph December 10, 2006
13. ^ The Telegraph 23 June, 2007 Job cry from Tata trainees
14. ^ The Statesman 23 December 2006
15. ^ The Statesman 19 December 2007
16. ^ The Statesman 22 January 2007
17. ^ The Indian Express 29 June 2007 CPM local boss arrested for Singur girl's murder
18. ^ The Indian Express 26 May 2007
19. ^ DNA - India - 'Save Singur' turns sour - Daily News & Analysis
20. ^ The Telegraph 22 January 2007
21. ^ The Indian Express November 24, 2006
22. ^ The India Daily February 24 2007 Calcutta High Court says Singur land acquisition appears illegal -all eyes now on communists in West Bengal
23. ^ IBN 10 June 2007: 30 pc Singur farmers not compensated
24. ^ The Times of India 8 June 2007: State files Singur affidavit
25. ^ "Tata pulls out of Singur, blames Trinamool stir - The Financial Express". www.financialexpress.com. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Tata-pulls-out-of-Singur-blames-Trinamool-stir/369241/. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
26. ^ "If Tata pulls out, Trinamool will be solely responsible: CM". www.hindu.com. http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/28/stories/2008092859731000.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

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The farmers in India had to undergo great struggle in all the states to stop exploitation by the Jagirdars and Zamindars. Some of the movements were successful, but others failed. The Kisan Sabha movement started in Bihar under the leadership of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati who had formed in 1929 the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS) in order to mobilise peasant grievances against the zamindari attacks on their occupancy rights. ^[1] Gradually the peasant movement intensified and spread across the rest of India. All these radical developments on the peasant front culminated in the formation of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in April 1936 with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati elected as its first President. ^[2] The farmer movements also started in 1907 under the leadership of Sardar Ajit Singh and in 1921 under Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were successes, but others, such as the revolts in Chauri Chaura, Avadh and Mopla, were great losses. ^[3]

D. D. Kosambi and R.S. Sharma, together with Daniel Thorner, brought peasants into the study of Indian history for the first time." ^[4]

At the global level the French Revolution had changed the course of history, as it was the working class which became the vanguard of revolution in Europe. During the first half of the 20th century, national liberation struggles started against colonisation. In these colonies, very little industry was present and their working class, if it existed at all, was still in infancy, making the impetus for these rebellions have to come from somewhere else. It was Mao's peasant revolution in China which became a catalyst for national liberation movements in many colonies, including India.

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1. Farmer movements in Punjab
2. Farmers' movements in Gujarat
3. Farmer movements in Rajasthan
4. Leaders of peasant movements
5. See also
6. References
7. External links
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1. Farmer movements in Punjab

It was in Punjab that India's first farmers' movement emerged. The role played by Ghadar party, led by Raja Mahendra Pratap, in the political awakening of India was an important step The Sikhs of Punjab were the first to migrate to the United States and Canada in the 19th century They financed and helped the formation of Ghadar party which when gave the call to Indians abroad to return home and fight British imperialism, had its call immediately heeded to The majority of those who did return, 8000 of them comprised Punjab's Sikhs Despite its apparent failure, the Ghadar Movement was to have a powerful impact on Punjab politics and especially on the peasants It established a tradition of militant and secular anti-imperialism, enriched in subsequent years by social radicalism, which was to continue to inspire subsequent generations

The peasant conferences were held in Lahore, Faislabad, Lyallpur and other places of West Punjab—the most famous of them being 1938-39 Long Morcha in Lahore when peasants from all over Punjab courted arrests for nine months in front of the assembly building

The slogan of Pagri Sambhal O jatta (Hold your head high, O peasant) was first raised at a mass gathering in Lyallpur in 1907. Ten Thousand people—the Hindus, the Muslims and the Sikhs alike—attended this gathering

2. Farmers' movements in Gujarat

Mahatma Gandhi had led two great revolts of communities of poor Indian farmers against the tyranny of the British government and allied landlords in Champaran, Bihar, and Kheda, Gujarat. Success in both struggles had helped win the farmers economic and civil rights, and electrified India's people.

In 1920, the Indian National Congress under Gandhi's leadership launched the Non-Cooperation Movement. Millions of Indians revolted against the British, boycotting the courts, government services, schools and disavowing titles, pensions and British clothes and goods. The freedom fighters, known as Satyagrahis, peacefully protested authoritarian British laws, and called for India's independence. Many thousands were beaten, tortured and arrested.

2. 1. Bardoli Satyagraha

Bardoli Satyagraha of 1925 in the state of Gujarat, India during the British Raj was a major episode of civil disobedience and revolt in the Indian Independence Movement.

In 1925, the taluka of Bardoli in Gujarat suffered from floods and famine, which hurt the crop produce, leaving farmers facing great financial troubles. However, the Government of the Bombay Presidency had raised the tax rate by 30% that year, and despite petitions from civic groups, refused to cancel the rise in face of the calamities. The situation for the farmers was grave enough, that they barely had enough property and crops to pay-off the tax, let alone for feeding themselves afterwards.

The Gujarati activists Narhari Parikh, Ravi Shankar Vyas and Mohanlal Pandya talked to village chieftains and farmers, and solicited the help of Gujarat's most prominent freedom fighter, Vallabhbhai Patel. Patel had previously guided Gujarat's farmers during the Kheda struggle, and had served recently as Ahmedabad's municipal president. He was widely respected by common Gujaratis across the state. Patel and Gandhi decided that the struggle be left entirely to the people of Bardoli taluka.

Governor of Bombay ignored the request made by Patel to reduce taxes but reciprocated by announcing the date of collection. Patel instructed all the farmers of Bardoli taluka to refuse payment of their taxes. Aided by Parikh, Vyas and Pandya, he divided Bardoli into several zones - each with a leader and volunteers specifically assigned. Patel also placed some Gujarati activists close to the government, to act as informers on the movements of government officials. Patel instructed the farmers to remain completely non-violent, and not respond physically to any incitements or aggressive actions from officials. He reassured them that the struggle would not end until not only the cancellation of all taxes for the year, but also when all the seized property and lands were returned to rightful owners.

The Government declared that it would crush the revolt. Along with tax inspectors, bands of Pathans were gathered from northwest India to forcibly seize the property of the villagers and terrorize them. The Pathans and the men of the collectors forced themselves into the houses, took all property, including cattle.

The government began to auction the houses and the lands. But not a single man from Gujarat or anywhere else in India came forward to buy them. Patel had appointed volunteers in every village to keep watch. As soon as he sighted the officials who were coming to auction the property, the volunteer would sound his bugle. The farmers would leave the village and hide in the jungles. The officials would find the entire village empty. They could never find out who owned a particular house.

Members of the legislative councils of Bombay and across India were angered by the terrible treatment of the protesting farmers. Indian members resigned their offices, and expressed open support of the farmers. Even many in the Raj's offices heavily criticized the Government.

In 1928, an agreement was finally brokered by a Parsi member of the Bombay government. The Government agreed to restore the confiscated lands and properties, as well as cancel revenue payment not only for the year, but cancel the 30% raise until after the succeeding year.

While Patel credited Gandhi's teachings and the farmers' undying resolve, people across the nation recognized his vital leadership. Gandhi and his fellow satyagrahis called him Sardar for the first time, which in Gujarati and most Indian languages means Chief or Leader. It was after Bardoli, that Sardar Patel became one of India's most important leaders.

3. Farmer movements in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is known as the land of kings and palaces and whose history is replete with encomium of their kings, the land known for "Sati", the land known for its vast tracts of deserts was witness to a history in making, the successful agitation of farmers and peasants for their right to livelihood.

The twenty-two princely states of erstwhile Rajputana state did not form a common political collectivity which can be termed as a unified political action model. Each state had its own territorial area, which was exclusive politically in that it had its separate administration nag and army. Each state retained its cultural and linguistic distinctiveness. Political authority varied from ruler to ruler depending upon the terms of contract or covenant with the paramount power dating back to the period of subsidiary alliance of Lord Wellesley. Obviously in a state like this, the freedom movement was bound to be divided and segmented, depending upon the degree of unity and cohesiveness among political players in each state. The two states of Jaipur and Jodhpur provided differential patterns of political movements. ^[5]

Justice Kan Singh Parihar , the retired Judge of High Court of Rajasthan, has written about exploitation of farmers by Jagirdars prior to Independence as under:

"Every thing that the Kisan had, never treated as his own. In Jagir areas all cultivators were really landless. There was no tenancy law and one could be thrown away from the land one cultivated at the pleasure of Jagirdar, his "malik". In most of the Jagirs a Jagirdar would in the first instance be taking fifty percent of the produce. This would be taken by actual division of the produce on the thrashing floor or by appraisal of the standing crop (kunta). Then over and above the share of the produce the Kisan had to pay numerous "lags" or cesses.

Together with the share of the produce known as "Hasil" these cesses meant that the Kisans had to part with more than eighty percent of their produce. The findings of the Sukhdeonarain Committee in the years 1940-42 bear this out. If a Kisan had to marry his daughter he had to pay "Chavri Lag", if he held a dinner then a "Kansa Lag"; if members of the family separated then "Dhunwa Lag" and so on. If the Jagirdar had a guest then fodder for his mount had to be supplied. Then there was "begar" that is forced labour, for tilling the personal lands of the Jagirdar. The homestead in which the Kisan lived in the Abadi had to be vacated in case he ceased cultivating the land. He could not alienate the plot to anyone." ^[6]

Shri Kan Singh Parihar [1] played a great role in drafting and enactment of Marwar Tenancy Act of 1949 and Marwar Land Revenue Act of 1949. Shri Parihar's idea of fixing all tenants in cultivatory possession as Khatedars thus making all of them almost the proprietors of all their fields, wells etc. without paying any premium or compensation and further being relieved from paying any lag bag (Cesses) etc., impacted these documents. This Marwar Tenancy Act of 1949 and Marwar Land Revenue Act of 1949 became a role model for the Rajasthan Assembly in 1955 and similar laws were passed based on these Acts, thus greatly benefiting the farmers of Rajasthan.

3. 1. Shekhawati farmers' movement

The farmers of the Sekhawati region are considered to be the most advanced in the state of Rajasthan. The Shekhawati region has the highest literacy in the state. The most dominating farmer community in the rural areas of Shekhawati is Jat. The Jats are politically and economically very sound. The major land holdings in the present times are with Jats. Then comes the Rajput community who were the jagirdars before independence. The farmers of the region have done great struggle to come to the present status. ^[7]

Before independence the conditions of the farmers were worst. The farmers of the Shekhawati region were exploited and oppressed by the Jagirdars during British Raj. They were deprived of fundamental rights. They were given inhuman treatment when the Jagirdars did not get cesses known as lāg (tax) or begār (unpaid work) in time, they were given hard punishments and their crop used to be destroyed. There were 37 kinds of begārs (work without pay) prevalent in Shekhawati. A newly married bride was forced to go first to Jagirdar. ^[3]

The Shekhawati Jat farmers' movement had its genesis in the Jat Praja Pati Maha-Yagna a socio-religious festival held in January, 1934. It lasted ten days and was the biggest of its kind in Rajputana. It facilitated a widespread involvement of Jats in a community festival. Each Jat household attending it was to contribute some cash and an unspecified quantity of ghee. A total of two hundred maunds of ghee were used in the sacrificial flame. The function concluded with a triumphal elephant ride hitherto prohibited by the rules of Sikar Thikana. The success of this movement encouraged the Jats to hold more meetings on local levels and print literature to glorify Jat history. The Yagna became a dominant symbol of folklore which glorified it as the beginning of an anti-feudal struggle. The peasants demanded remissions in taxes and finally a Jat-Sikar Thikana Agreement was signed on August 23, 1934, by which the Thikana authorities conceded to abolish various lags (taxes) and agreed to provide for a mobile dispensary. The following year, the Kisan Sabha formally came into existence and under its aegis the famous Sikar Andolan of 1935 was launched. With outside mediation efforts of Jamnalal Bajaj, Sir Chhotu Ram - a renowned Jat leader of Punjab and Ratan Singh of All India Jat Mahasabha, a settlement was arrived at and the Jats were promised remissions of rent, abolition of internal cesses and an introduction of fixed rent tenure. The Jats were also promised equal opportunities in Thikana administration and were permitted to ride elephants and horses and to construct schools for their children. The formation of a Jat Kisan Panchayat was officially sanctioned and the right to agitate for redressal of grievances in non-Khalsa areas was conceded. Much however, could not be made out of these agreements for two reasons. First, the subordinate Thikanedars of Sikar did not fully cooperate with Sikar authorities to ensure compliance with the terms of these agreements. Secondly, the beginning of settlement operations and reform of revenue administration was a time-consuming process which entailed enormous delay. This was interpreted by the Jats as a breach of agreement and hence, they indulged in acts of disorder and violence, which were perceived by Thikana authorities as signs of bad faith. In the meanwhile two unsavoury incidents led to a termination of agreements. The first, occurred at Khudi village, where the sight of Jat bridegroom riding a horse incensed the local Rajputs and the two sides readied themselves for an armed combat. The state authorities asked the two parties to disperse but the Jats refused. The state police charged and in the melee that followed, several people were injured. The second incident took place at Kudan village, where about one hundred armed Jats attacked Sikar revenue officials. The police fired upon the armed mob, which resulted in several casualties and injuries. A total of 104 Jats were arrested. ^{[5] [7]}

Farmers of the Shekhawati, mainly the Jats, united against oppression of Jagirdars by forming 'Sikar Jat-Kisan-Panchayat' and stopped giving "lags" or cesses to the Jagirdards. The 'Jaipur Praja-Mandal' also supported the Shekhawati farmers' movement against abolition of Jagirdari system. The leaders of 'Bijoria-Kisan-Movement' of 1922, 1931, and 1932 supported the movement of Shekhawati farmers. ^[7] The Jagirdars tried to suppress the movement in many ways. Many farmers were killed and a large number were sent to jail. A Jat farmer was beaten to death in the market of Sikar town; his dead body was thrown and insulted. This movement got support from famous Kisan leaders like, Baldev Ram Mirdha, Nathuram Mirdha and Kumbharam Arya. After a long struggle the farmers got rid of oppression and got the ownership right over the land they were cultivating. ^[3]

The leading Jat farmers of Shekhawati region, who played important role in the movement for abolition of the Jagirdari system, were: ^[3]

• Sardar Har Lal Singh, Mandasi
• Iswar Singh Bhamu Bhairupura,
• Hari Singh Burdak and Hardeva Palthana,
• Prithvi Singh Gothra,
• Ganeshram Kudan,
• Panne Singh Bataranau,
• Goru Singh Katrathal,
• Deva Singh Bochalya,
• Chandrabhan Singh,
• Hardev Singh Nehra Harsawa.

Shekhawati farmers' movement against abolition of Jagirs got great support from outside Kisan leaders like Sir Chhotu Ram from Haryana, Kunwar Ratan Singh and Thakur Deshraj from Bharatpur, Kunwar Hukum Singh from Aangai.

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The farmers in India had to undergo great struggle in all the states to stop exploitation by the Jagirdars and Zamindars. Some of the movements were successful, but others failed. The Kisan Sabha movement started in Bihar under the leadership of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati who had formed in 1929 the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS) in order to mobilise peasant grievances against the zamindari attacks on their occupancy rights.^[1] Gradually the peasant movement intensified and spread across the rest of India. All these radical developments on the peasant front culminated in the formation of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in April 1936 with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati elected as its first President.^[2] The farmer movements also started in 1907 under the leadership of Sardar Ajit Singh and in 1921 under Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were successes, but others, such as the revolts in Chauri Chaura, Avadh and Mopla, were great losses.^[3]
D. D. Kosambi and R.S. Sharma, together with Daniel Thorner, brought peasants into the study of Indian history for the first time."^[4]
At the global level the French Revolution had changed the course of history, as it was the working class which became the vanguard of revolution in Europe. During the first half of the 20th century, national liberation struggles started against colonisation. In these colonies, very little industry was present and their working class, if it existed at all, was still in infancy, making the impetus for these rebellions have to come from somewhere else. It was Mao's peasant revolution in China which became a catalyst for national liberation movements in many colonies, including India.

Contents [hide] 1 Farmer movements in Punjab 2 Farmers' movements in Gujarat 2.1 Bardoli Satyagraha 3 Farmer movements in Rajasthan 3.1 Shekhawati farmers' movement 3.2 Marwar farmers' movement 3.3 Gharsana farmers' movement 4 Leaders of peasant movements 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 8 Further reading

[edit] Farmer movements in Punjab

It was in Punjab that India's first farmers' movement emerged. The role played by Ghadar party, led by Raja Mahendra Pratap, in the political awakening of India was an important step The Sikhs of Punjab were the first to migrate to the United States and Canada in the 19th century They financed and helped the formation of Ghadar party which when gave the call to Indians abroad to return home and fight British imperialism, had its call immediately heeded to The majority of those who did return, 8000 of them comprised Punjab's Sikhs Despite its apparent failure, the Ghadar Movement was to have a powerful impact on Punjab politics and especially on the peasants It established a tradition of militant and secular anti-imperialism, enriched in subsequent years by social radicalism, which was to continue to inspire subsequent generations
The peasant conferences were held in Lahore, Faislabad, Lyallpur and other places of West Punjab—the most famous of them being 1938-39 Long Morcha in Lahore when peasants from all over Punjab courted arrests for nine months in front of the assembly building
The slogan of Pagri Sambhal O jatta (Hold your head high, O peasant) was first raised at a mass gathering in Lyallpur in 1907. Ten Thousand people—the Hindus, the Muslims and the Sikhs alike—attended this gathering

[edit] Farmers' movements in Gujarat

Mahatma Gandhi had led two great revolts of communities of poor Indian farmers against the tyranny of the British government and allied landlords in Champaran, Bihar, and Kheda, Gujarat. Success in both struggles had helped win the farmers economic and civil rights, and electrified India's people.
In 1920, the Indian National Congress under Gandhi's leadership launched the Non-Cooperation Movement. Millions of Indians revolted against the British, boycotting the courts, government services, schools and disavowing titles, pensions and British clothes and goods. The freedom fighters, known as Satyagrahis, peacefully protested authoritarian British laws, and called for India's independence. Many thousands were beaten, tortured and arrested.

[edit] Bardoli Satyagraha

Bardoli Satyagraha of 1925 in the state of Gujarat, India during the British Raj was a major episode of civil disobedience and revolt in the Indian Independence Movement.
In 1925, the taluka of Bardoli in Gujarat suffered from floods and famine, which hurt the crop produce, leaving farmers facing great financial troubles. However, the Government of the Bombay Presidency had raised the tax rate by 30% that year, and despite petitions from civic groups, refused to cancel the rise in face of the calamities. The situation for the farmers was grave enough, that they barely had enough property and crops to pay-off the tax, let alone for feeding themselves afterwards.
The Gujarati activists Narhari Parikh, Ravi Shankar Vyas and Mohanlal Pandya talked to village chieftains and farmers, and solicited the help of Gujarat's most prominent freedom fighter, Vallabhbhai Patel. Patel had previously guided Gujarat's farmers during the Kheda struggle, and had served recently as Ahmedabad's municipal president. He was widely respected by common Gujaratis across the state. Patel and Gandhi decided that the struggle be left entirely to the people of Bardoli taluka.
Governor of Bombay ignored the request made by Patel to reduce taxes but reciprocated by announcing the date of collection. Patel instructed all the farmers of Bardoli taluka to refuse payment of their taxes. Aided by Parikh, Vyas and Pandya, he divided Bardoli into several zones - each with a leader and volunteers specifically assigned. Patel also placed some Gujarati activists close to the government, to act as informers on the movements of government officials. Patel instructed the farmers to remain completely non-violent, and not respond physically to any incitements or aggressive actions from officials. He reassured them that the struggle would not end until not only the cancellation of all taxes for the year, but also when all the seized property and lands were returned to rightful owners.
The Government declared that it would crush the revolt. Along with tax inspectors, bands of Pathans were gathered from northwest India to forcibly seize the property of the villagers and terrorize them. The Pathans and the men of the collectors forced themselves into the houses, took all property, including cattle.
The government began to auction the houses and the lands. But not a single man from Gujarat or anywhere else in India came forward to buy them. Patel had appointed volunteers in every village to keep watch. As soon as he sighted the officials who were coming to auction the property, the volunteer would sound his bugle. The farmers would leave the village and hide in the jungles. The officials would find the entire village empty. They could never find out who owned a particular house.
Members of the legislative councils of Bombay and across India were angered by the terrible treatment of the protesting farmers. Indian members resigned their offices, and expressed open support of the farmers. Even many in the Raj's offices heavily criticized the Government.
In 1928, an agreement was finally brokered by a Parsi member of the Bombay government. The Government agreed to restore the confiscated lands and properties, as well as cancel revenue payment not only for the year, but cancel the 30% raise until after the succeeding year.
While Patel credited Gandhi's teachings and the farmers' undying resolve, people across the nation recognized his vital leadership. Gandhi and his fellow satyagrahis called him Sardar for the first time, which in Gujarati and most Indian languages means Chief or Leader. It was after Bardoli, that Sardar Patel became one of India's most important leaders.

[edit] Farmer movements in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is known as the land of kings and palaces and whose history is replete with encomium of their kings, the land known for "Sati", the land known for its vast tracts of deserts was witness to a history in making, the successful agitation of farmers and peasants for their right to livelihood.
The twenty-two princely states of erstwhile Rajputana state did not form a common political collectivity which can be termed as a unified political action model. Each state had its own territorial area, which was exclusive politically in that it had its separate administration nag and army. Each state retained its cultural and linguistic distinctiveness. Political authority varied from ruler to ruler depending upon the terms of contract or covenant with the paramount power dating back to the period of subsidiary alliance of Lord Wellesley. Obviously in a state like this, the freedom movement was bound to be divided and segmented, depending upon the degree of unity and cohesiveness among political players in each state. The two states of Jaipur and Jodhpur provided differential patterns of political movements.^[5]
Justice Kan Singh Parihar , the retired Judge of High Court of Rajasthan, has written about exploitation of farmers by Jagirdars prior to Independence as under:
"Every thing that the Kisan had, never treated as his own. In Jagir areas all cultivators were really landless. There was no tenancy law and one could be thrown away from the land one cultivated at the pleasure of Jagirdar, his "malik". In most of the Jagirs a Jagirdar would in the first instance be taking fifty percent of the produce. This would be taken by actual division of the produce on the thrashing floor or by appraisal of the standing crop (kunta). Then over and above the share of the produce the Kisan had to pay numerous "lags" or cesses.
Together with the share of the produce known as "Hasil" these cesses meant that the Kisans had to part with more than eighty percent of their produce. The findings of the Sukhdeonarain Committee in the years 1940-42 bear this out. If a Kisan had to marry his daughter he had to pay "Chavri Lag", if he held a dinner then a "Kansa Lag"; if members of the family separated then "Dhunwa Lag" and so on. If the Jagirdar had a guest then fodder for his mount had to be supplied. Then there was "begar" that is forced labour, for tilling the personal lands of the Jagirdar. The homestead in which the Kisan lived in the Abadi had to be vacated in case he ceased cultivating the land. He could not alienate the plot to anyone." ^[6]
Shri Kan Singh Parihar [1] played a great role in drafting and enactment of Marwar Tenancy Act of 1949 and Marwar Land Revenue Act of 1949. Shri Parihar's idea of fixing all tenants in cultivatory possession as Khatedars thus making all of them almost the proprietors of all their fields, wells etc. without paying any premium or compensation and further being relieved from paying any lag bag (Cesses) etc., impacted these documents. This Marwar Tenancy Act of 1949 and Marwar Land Revenue Act of 1949 became a role model for the Rajasthan Assembly in 1955 and similar laws were passed based on these Acts, thus greatly benefiting the farmers of Rajasthan.

[edit] Shekhawati farmers' movement

The farmers of the Sekhawati region are considered to be the most advanced in the state of Rajasthan. The Shekhawati region has the highest literacy in the state. The most dominating farmer community in the rural areas of Shekhawati is Jat. The Jats are politically and economically very sound. The major land holdings in the present times are with Jats. Then comes the Rajput community who were the jagirdars before independence. The farmers of the region have done great struggle to come to the present status.^[7]
Before independence the conditions of the farmers were worst. The farmers of the Shekhawati region were exploited and oppressed by the Jagirdars during British Raj. They were deprived of fundamental rights. They were given inhuman treatment when the Jagirdars did not get cesses known as lāg (tax) or begār (unpaid work) in time, they were given hard punishments and their crop used to be destroyed. There were 37 kinds of begārs (work without pay) prevalent in Shekhawati. A newly married bride was forced to go first to Jagirdar.^[3]
The Shekhawati Jat farmers' movement had its genesis in the Jat Praja Pati Maha-Yagna a socio-religious festival held in January, 1934. It lasted ten days and was the biggest of its kind in Rajputana. It facilitated a widespread involvement of Jats in a community festival. Each Jat household attending it was to contribute some cash and an unspecified quantity of ghee. A total of two hundred maunds of ghee were used in the sacrificial flame. The function concluded with a triumphal elephant ride hitherto prohibited by the rules of Sikar Thikana. The success of this movement encouraged the Jats to hold more meetings on local levels and print literature to glorify Jat history. The Yagna became a dominant symbol of folklore which glorified it as the beginning of an anti-feudal struggle. The peasants demanded remissions in taxes and finally a Jat-Sikar Thikana Agreement was signed on August 23, 1934, by which the Thikana authorities conceded to abolish various lags (taxes) and agreed to provide for a mobile dispensary. The following year, the Kisan Sabha formally came into existence and under its aegis the famous Sikar Andolan of 1935 was launched. With outside mediation efforts of Jamnalal Bajaj, Sir Chhotu Ram - a renowned Jat leader of Punjab and Ratan Singh of All India Jat Mahasabha, a settlement was arrived at and the Jats were promised remissions of rent, abolition of internal cesses and an introduction of fixed rent tenure. The Jats were also promised equal opportunities in Thikana administration and were permitted to ride elephants and horses and to construct schools for their children. The formation of a Jat Kisan Panchayat was officially sanctioned and the right to agitate for redressal of grievances in non-Khalsa areas was conceded. Much however, could not be made out of these agreements for two reasons. First, the subordinate Thikanedars of Sikar did not fully cooperate with Sikar authorities to ensure compliance with the terms of these agreements. Secondly, the beginning of settlement operations and reform of revenue administration was a time-consuming process which entailed enormous delay. This was interpreted by the Jats as a breach of agreement and hence, they indulged in acts of disorder and violence, which were perceived by Thikana authorities as signs of bad faith. In the meanwhile two unsavoury incidents led to a termination of agreements. The first, occurred at Khudi village, where the sight of Jat bridegroom riding a horse incensed the local Rajputs and the two sides readied themselves for an armed combat. The state authorities asked the two parties to disperse but the Jats refused. The state police charged and in the melee that followed, several people were injured. The second incident took place at Kudan village, where about one hundred armed Jats attacked Sikar revenue officials. The police fired upon the armed mob, which resulted in several casualties and injuries. A total of 104 Jats were arrested.^[5][7]
Farmers of the Shekhawati, mainly the Jats, united against oppression of Jagirdars by forming 'Sikar Jat-Kisan-Panchayat' and stopped giving "lags" or cesses to the Jagirdards. The 'Jaipur Praja-Mandal' also supported the Shekhawati farmers' movement against abolition of Jagirdari system. The leaders of 'Bijoria-Kisan-Movement' of 1922, 1931, and 1932 supported the movement of Shekhawati farmers.^[7] The Jagirdars tried to suppress the movement in many ways. Many farmers were killed and a large number were sent to jail. A Jat farmer was beaten to death in the market of Sikar town; his dead body was thrown and insulted. This movement got support from famous Kisan leaders like, Baldev Ram Mirdha, Nathuram Mirdha and Kumbharam Arya. After a long struggle the farmers got rid of oppression and got the ownership right over the land they were cultivating.^[3]
The leading Jat farmers of Shekhawati region, who played important role in the movement for abolition of the Jagirdari system, were:^[3]

• Sardar Har Lal Singh, Mandasi
• Iswar Singh Bhamu Bhairupura,
• Hari Singh Burdak and Hardeva Palthana,
• Prithvi Singh Gothra,
• Ganeshram Kudan,
• Panne Singh Bataranau,
• Goru Singh Katrathal,
• Deva Singh Bochalya,
• Chandrabhan Singh,
• Hardev Singh Nehra Harsawa.

Shekhawati farmers' movement against abolition of Jagirs got great support from outside Kisan leaders like Sir Chhotu Ram from Haryana, Kunwar Ratan Singh and Thakur Deshraj from Bharatpur, Kunwar Hukum Singh from Aangai.

[edit] Marwar farmers' movement

The farmers of the Marwar region are considered to be the most simple in the state of Rajasthan. The most dominating farmer community in the rural areas of Marwar is Jat. The Jats are politically and economically very sound. The major land holdings in the present times are with Jats.
Though the position of Kisān (farmer) in what was Khālsā (under the direct control of the state) was better in comparison to a Kisan of the Jagir areas, he was only a little above a beast of burden. In Jagir areas of Marwar state before independence all cultivators were really landless. There was no tenancy Law and one could be thrown away from the land one cultivated at the pleasure of Jagirdar, his "malik". In most of the Jagirs a Jagirdar would in the first instance be taking fifty percent of the produce. This would be taken by actual division of the produce on the thrashing floor or by appraisal of the standing crop (kuntā). The latter method proved at times more onerous as the appraisal depended on the whims of the Kāmdār. Then over and above the share of the produce the farmer had to pay numerous "lags" or cesses. There were 64 kinds of begars (work without pay) prevalent in Marwar. Then the bigger Jagirdars had judicial powers including magisterial powers. Further they had their own police force besides the revenue staff. This enabled them to keep their stronghold on the farmers. Over and above this policy of divide and rule was fully practiced. By offering the temptation of giving better land for cultivation one farmer would be set against another. There were no schools worth the name in rural areas and the masses were steeped in ignorance.
The oppression of the public by traditional Samantas (chiefs) and Jagirdars (feudatories) of Marwar state made their life difficult, which led to a class war. In urban areas, Jaynarayan Vyas started agitation against oppression, under the banner of "Marwar Lok Parishad" founded on 16 May 1938. This movement was supported by National Congress. The persons who played important role in "Marwar Lok Parishad" were: Shiv Dayal Dave and Jorawar Singh Oswal of Nagaur, Rajpurohit Manji Jagarwal of Bagra, Marwar (Jalore District), Kishanlal Shah of Nawa, Manak Chand Konari and Sari Mal of Kuchaman City, Tulsiram of Didwana, Srikishan Pandit of Kolia and Sukhdev Dipankar of Ladnu.
Rural masses of Marwar were united by Kisan Kesari-Baldev Ram Mirdha under the banner of "Marwar Kisan Sabha" founded in 1940. After the formation of Rajasthan, Baldev Ram Mirdha who had by then retired from Government service formed the "Rajathan Kisan Sabha" and unified the Kisāns of Rajasthan under its banner. He was its first president. Since the broad objectives of the Kisān Sabhā and the congress were identical the congress leaders approached Baldev Ram Mirdha to unite the Rajasthan Kisān Sabhā with the Congress. Baldev Ram Mirdha was a visionary and he realized that the two could not and should not remain separate. Therefore, he just made one demand from the national leaders that the Jagirs be abolished forthwith in Rajasthan. This was agreed to by the Congress high command with the result that the Jagirs were soon abolished. A tenancy law was passed and the cultivating farmers were made the owners of the land.

[edit] Gharsana farmers' movement

The tehsil town of Gharsana and the neighbouring Raola in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan is currently site of clashes between the police and the farmers agitating for irrigation water. The farmers, and their leaders who led the agitation under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Vyapari Sangarsh Samiti, were either nursing their injured or in hiding. About 20 injured have been admitted to the Gharsana hospital and the district hospital in Sriganganagar. The authorities said curfew was clamped in Raola as a precautionary measure as in the previous agitation by the farmers on the same issue in October-November 2004 both Raola and Gharsana had witnessed serious violence.^[8]
Earlier in October 2004, Defying prohibitory orders, hundreds of farmers had gheraoed the SDM's office at Gharsana town in Sriganganagar district, reviving their agitation for irrigation water after the October 27, police firing which claimed five lives. With a view to appeasing the agitating farmers, the Vasundhara Raje Government ordered the removed of the Divisional Commissioner of the region, Mr Ramavtar Raghuvanshi, and Superintendent of Police, Mr Sunil Dutt, while two officers of the Rajasthan Administrative Service, Mr Indra Singh Rao and Mr Hitesh Kumar, have been placed under suspension.^[9] The farmers' agitation led the Government to impose curfew in July 2005 also.^[10]
Farmers of Gharsana, at Ganganagar in Rajasthan, are on path of confrontation with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for the release of water from Pong Dam to the Phase I areas of Indira Gandhi Canal, the lifeline of farmers in the Gharsana-Raola agriculture belt. At a juncture when India is importing wheat from other countries, the state government is dissuading farmers in the region from cultivating wheat during the rabi season. The farmers have been told to sow barley or mustard, rather than wheat, which is a water-intensive crop. The movement has gained momentum with the Kisan Mazdoor Vyapari Sangharsh Samiti, the committee of farmers, labourers and agro-traders of the region deciding to go ahead with sowing wheat. The strife over water has seen the peasants and the state administration clash often in the past three years. Seven farmers were killed and many were injured when police fired at protesters in 2004.^[11]
Peasant Movement TEVAGA in West Bengal Just before Independence, 1946, Earmers of Nandigram,Sutahata and Mahishadal of South Midnapore District revolt against Zamindari Pratha. They demand Adi nay Tevaga (1/3 cultivated crops would get Zamindar and 2/3 is their share. Bimala Majee, Ananta Majee and Bhupal Panda were the leaders of Tevaga in South Midnapore.Hindu and Muslim peasants unitedly fight against Zaminders, Zotdars. Participation of Hind and Muslim women were significant in Tevaga.Tevaga continues till 1949.

[edit] Leaders of peasant movements

• Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Vallabhbhai Patel
• Vijay Singh Pathik^[12]
• Abraham George
• Sir Chhotu Ram
• Jamnalal Bajaj
• Baldev Ram Mirdha
• Raja Mahendra Pratap
• Charan Singh
• Chaudhari Devi Lal
• Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya
• Daulatram Saran
• Gyan Prakash Pilania
• Mahendra Singh Tikait
• Nathuram Mirdha
• Sardar Ajit Singh
• Sardar Har Lal Singh
• Pitambar Singh,Baldia Farmer Activist,Chairman-Cooperative Ganna Samiti Ltd.Haldaur,Bijnor,U.P.
• Rajpurohit Manji Jagarwal

Ananta Majee Bimala Majee in Tevaga Peasant Movement in West Bengal

[edit] See also

• History of tax resistance
• Moplah rebellion
• Farmers' suicides in India
• The Jat Uprising of 1669

[edit] References

1. ^ Bandyopādhyāya, Śekhara (2004). From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India. Orient Longman. pp. 523 (at p 406). ISBN 978-8125025962. 
2. ^ Bandyopādhyāya, Śekhara (2004). From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India. Orient Longman. pp. 523 (at p 407). ISBN 978-8125025962. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Dr Natthan Singh, Jat-Itihas, (Jat History), Jat Samaj Kalyan Parishad, F-13, Dr Rajendra Prasad Colony, Tansen marg, Gwalior, M.P, India 474 002 2004
4. ^ Habib, Irfan (Seventh reprint 2007). Essays in Indian History. Tulika. p. 381 (at p 109). ISBN 978-8185229003. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Dr Vir Singh, The Jats- their role and contribution to the socio political life and Polity of North and north West India- Vol 2.Edited and com piled by Dr Vir Singh, ISBN 81-88629-51-0, distributed by D K Publishers, 4834 Ansari Road, New Delhi, web site www://dkpd.com.
6. ^ Justice Kan Singh Parihar, SOUVENIR-1998 of Parivar Parichay, page 47 , Published by – The souvenir sub committee of Parivar Parichay, 4/28, Lodi Colony, New Delhi – 110003,
7. ^ ^{a b c} Princely States Report
8. ^ The Hindu; 18 October 2006
9. ^ Tribune India, 24 November 2004
10. ^ Tribune India, 20 July 2005
11. ^ the Statesmen:Rajasthan farmers gear up for showdown
12. ^ Śrīkr̥shṇa Sarala (1999). Indian revolutionaries: a comprehensive study, 1757-1961, Volume 2. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 8187100176, ISBN 9788187100171. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=lVx-yK6MhaQC&pg=PT120&dq. 

Tevagai Baba-Ma by Biplab Majee,Prakashana,Midnapore ManushiNo32,1986(Article-Women's Role in the Tevaga Movement-An Interview with Bimala Majee by Peter Casters0

[edit] External links

• Social movements types at Sociology Guide discusses under this general title the peasant movement in India

[edit] Further reading

• Swami Sahajanand and the Peasants of Jharkhand: A View from 1941 translated and edited by Walter Hauser along with the unedited Hindi original (Manohar Publishers, paperback, 2005).
• Sahajanand on Agricultural Labour and the Rural Poor translated and edited by Walter Hauser Manohar Publishers, paperback, 2005).
• Religion, Politics, and the Peasants: A Memoir of India's Freedom Movement translated and edited by Walter Hauser Manohar Publishers, hardbound, 2003).
• Swami And Friends: Sahajanand Saraswati And Those Who Refuse To Let The Past of Bihar's Peasant Movements Become History By Arvind Narayan Das, Paper for the Peasant Symposium, May 1997 University Of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

• AIKS (All India Kisan Sabha), Proceedings and Resolutions, 1954–1959, New Delhi.

• AIUKS (All-India United Kisan Sabha), 1949, The Programme and Charter of Kisan Demands, Patna.

• Bagchi, A.K., 1976, `Deindustrialisation in Gangetic Bihar, 1809- 1901' in Essays in Honour of Prof. S.C. Sarkar, New Delhi.

• Banaji, Jairus, 1976, "The Peasantry in the Feudal MOde of Production: Towards an Economic Model", Journal of Peasant Studies, April.

• Bandopadhyay, D., 1973, `Agrarian Relations in Two Bihar Districts', Mainstream, 2 June, New Delhi.

• Banerjee, N., 1978, `All the Backwards', Sunday, 9 April, Calcutta. Bihar, 1938, Board of Revenue, Average Prices of Staple Food Crops from 1888, Patna.

• Bihar, 1939, Legislative Assembly Proceedings, Vol. 4 Part 1, 16 January—15 March, Patna.

• Bihar, 1972, Legislative Assembly, Report of the Committee to Inquire into Atrocities at Gahlaur, Patna.

• Bihar & Orissa, Rev(enue) Pro(ceedin)gs, 1923, Progs. No.3, Enclosure 1, Letter from Settlement Officer, Santal Parganas, 12 October 1923, para 2.

• Bihar & Orissa 1924, Bihar and Orissa in 1923, Patna.

• Bihar & Orissa, 1926, Bihar and Orissa in 1924-25, Patna.

• Bihar & Orissa, 1929, Bihar and Orissa in 1927-28, Patna.

• Bihar & Orissa, 1930, BIhar and Orissa in 1928-29, Patna.

• Bihar & Orissa, 1934, Report on the Administration of Civil Justice in the Province of Bihar and Orissa, 1933, Patna.

• BPKS (Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha), 1936, Bihar Prantiya Kisan Sabha ka Vidhan -- (Constitution of the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha), in Hindi, Patna.

• BPKS, -- a, Bihar Prantiya Kisan Sabha ka Ghoshna Patra aur Kisanon ki Maangen (Manifesto of the BPKS and Peasants' Demands), in Hindi, Bihta, n.d.

• Brahmanand, 1971, Rahul Sankrityayana, in Hindi, Delhi.

• Judith M. Brown, 1972, Gandhi's Rise to Power: Indian Politics, 1915–1922, London.

• BSCRO (Bihar State Central Records Office) File 281/1929, Political (Special) Department, Sonepur Mela Kisan Sabha Meeting.

• BSCRO, File 34/1931, Letter of N.F. Peck, Shahabad District Magistrate dated 15 December 1931.

• BSCRO, File 21/1933, Agrarian Affairs, Kisan Sabhas.

BSCRO, File 163/1934, Notes and Orders on Swami Sahajanand's Gaya Report, 12 November 1934.

• BSCRO, File 16/1935, Extract from Fortnightly Report of the Commissioner of Bhagalpur, 4 April 1935.

• BSCRO, File 16/1935, Fortnighly Report from J.R. Dain, Commissioner of Bhagalpur, 2 December 1935.

• BSCRO, File 16/1935(I), report on Swami Sahajanand, Nasirganj, Shahabad district, 18 January 1935.

• Chaudhuri, B.B., 1971, `Agrarian Movements in Bengal and Bihar, 1919-1939' in B.R. Nanda, ed., Socialism in India, New Delhi.

• Chaudhuri, B.B., 1975, `The Process of Depeasantisation in Bengal and Bihar, 1885-1947', Indian Historical Review, 2(1), July, New Delhi.

• Chaudhuri, B.B., 1975a, `Land Market in Eastern India, 1793-1940', Indian Economic and Social History Review, 13 (1 & 2), New Delhi.

• Chaudhuri, B.B., 1976, `Struggle for Produce Rent in Bihar, 1793- 1930', Paper presented to Seminar at A.N.S. Institute of Social Studies, Patna, Cyclostyled.

• Collins, A., 1927, Bihar and Orissa in 1925-26, Patna.

• Arvind Narayan Das, 1976, `Promises to Keep', National Labour Institute Bulletin, December, New Delhi.

• Arvind Narayan Das, 1981, Agrarian Unrest and Socio-economic Change in Bihar, 1900–1980, Delhi : Manohar.

• Arvind Narayan Das (ed.),1982, Agrarian Movements in India : Studies on 20th Century Bihar, London : Frank Cass.

• Arvind Narayan Das, 1992, The Republic of Bihar, New Delhi : Penguin.

• Arvind Narayan Das, 1996, Changel : The Biography of a Village, New Delhi : Penguin.

• Datta, K.K., 1957, History of the Freedom Movement in Bihar, Patna.

• Devanand, Swami, 1958, Virat Kisan Samaroh (Massive Peasant Convention), in Hindi, Bihar Kisan Sangh, Bihta.

• Diwakar, R.R., ed., 1957, Bihar Through the Ages, Patna.

• Engels, Frederick, 1969, "Preface to the Second Edition of The Peasant War in Germany" in Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels, Selected Works, Vol. II, Moscow.

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1921, `The Zamindar and the Ryots', Young India, Vol. III (New Series) No. 153, 18 May.

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1940, An Autobiography or The Story of My experiments in Truth, Ahmedabad.

• Walter Hauser, 1961, `Peasant Organisation in India: A Case Study of the Bihar Kisan Sabha, 1929-1942'. Ph.D. Thesis, Chicago University, (Forthcoming publication)

• India, 1976, Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, New Delhi. JSES (Journal of Social and Economics Studies), 1976, `Sarvodaya and Development', Vol. IV No.1, Patna.

• Lacey, G. 1928, Bihar and Orissa in 1926-27, Patna

• Maharaj, R.N., 1976, `Freed Bonded Labour Camp at Palamau', National Labour Institute Bulletin, October, New Delhi.

• Mansfield, P.T., 1932, Bihar and Orissa in 1930-31, Patna.

• Marx, Karl, 1973 Grundrisse, Harmondsworth.

• Mishra, G., 1968. `The Socio-economic Background of Gandhi's Champaran Movement', Indian Economic and Social History Review, 5(3), New Delhi.

• Mishra, G., 1978, Agrarian Problems of Permanent Settlement: A Case Study of Champaran, New Delhi.

• Misra, R.N., 1952, Kisan ki Samasyayen (Problems of Peasants), in HIndi, Darbhanga.

• Mitra, Manoshi, 1983, Agrarian Social Structure in Bihar: Continuity and Change, 1786–1820, Delhi : Manohar.

• Mitra, N., ed, 1938, Indian Annual Register, July-December 1937, Vol. II, Calcutta.

• Narayan, K. , 1938, Bihar and Orissa in 1935-36, Patna.

• Jawaharlal Nehru, 1936, An Autobiography, London.

• O'Malley, L.S.S., 1913, District Gazetters, Calcutta.

• Owen, G.E., 1922, Bihar and Orissa in 1921, Patna.

• Pouchepadass, J., 1974, `Local Leaders and the Intelligentsia in the Champaran Satyagraha', Contributions to Indian Sociology, New Series, No.8, November, New Delhi.

• Prasad, P.H., 1979, `Semi-Feudalism: Basic Constraint in Indian Agriculture' in Arvind N. Das & V. Nilakant, eds., Agrarian Relations in India, New Delhi.

• Rajendra Prasad, 1949, Satyagraha in Champaran, Ahmedabad.

• Rajendra Prasad, 1957, Autobiography, Bombay.

• Prior, H.C., 1923, Bihar and Orissa in 1922, Patna.

• Rai, Algu, 1946, A Move for the Formation of an All-Indian Organisation for the Kisans, Azamgrah.

• N. G. Ranga, 1949, Revolutionary Peasants, New Delhi.

• N. G. Ranga, 1968, Fight For Freedom, New Delhi.

• Swami Sahajanand, 1916, Bhumihar Brahman Parichay (Introduction to Bhumihar Brahmins), in Hindi, Benaras(?)

• Swami Sahajanand, 1940, Address of the Chairman, Reception Committee, The All India Anti-Compromise Conference, First Session, Kisan Nagar, Ramgarh, Hazaribagh, 19 & 20 March 1940, Ramgarh, 1940.

• Swami Sahajanand, 1944, Presidential Address, 8th Annual Session of the Kisan Sabha, Bezwada.

• Swami Sahajanand, 1947, Kisan Sabha ke Sansmaran (Recollections of the Kisan Sabha), in Hindi, Bihta.

• Swami Sahajanand, 1948, Gita Hridaya (Heart of the Gita), Allahabad.

• Swami Sahajanand, 1952, Mera Jeewan Sangharsha (My LIfe Struggle), in Hindi, Patna.

• Swami Sahajanand, a, Brahman Samaj ki Sthiti (Situation of the Brahmin Society) in Hindi, Benaras (?), n.d.

• Swami Sahajanand, -b, Karmakalap, in Sanskrit and Hindi, Benaras (?)

• Swami Sahajanand, -c, Jhootha Bhay Mithya Abhiman (False Fear False Pride), in Hindi, Patna(?).

• Swami Sahajanand, -d, Kisanon ko Phansane ki Taiariyan (Plans to Ensnare Peasants), in Hindi, Bihta.

• Swami Sahajanand, -e, The Origin and Growth of the Kisan Movement in India, Bihta, Unpublished ms.

• Swami Sahajanand, -f, Gaya ke Kisanon ki Karun Kahani (Pathetic Plight of the Peasants of Gaya), in Hindi, Patna (?)

• Sahajanand, Swami, -g, Khet Mazdoor (Agricultural Labourer), in Hindi, written in Hazaribagh Central Jail. See Hauser Walter, op cit.

• Swami Sahajanand, -h, Maharudra ka Mahatandav, in Hindi, Bihta (?), n.d.

• Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan, 1943, Naye Bharet ke Naye Neta (New Leaders of New India), in Hindi, Allahabad.

• Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan, 1957, Dimagi Gulami (Mental Slavery), in Hindi, Allahabad.

• Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan, 1961, Meri Jeewan Yatra (My Journey through Life), in Hindi, Allahabad.

• The Searchlight (Patna) (newspaper).

• Shanin, Teodor, 1978, "Defining Peasants: Conceptualisations and Deconceptualisations: Old and New in a Marxist Debate", Manchester University.

• Pandit Yadunandan (Jadunandan) Sharma, 1947, Bakasht Mahamari Aur Uska Achook Ilaaz (Bakasht Epidemic and its Infalliable Remedy) in Hindi, Allahabad.

• Singh, K.S., n.d. `Agrarian Transition in Chotanagpur', Unpublished ms.

• Anugrah Narayan Sinha, 1961, Mere Sansmaran (My Recollections), in Hindi Patna.

• Indradeep Sinha, 1969, Sathi ke Kisanon ka Aitihasic Sangharsha (Historic Struggle of Sathi Peasants), in Hindi, Patna.

• Solomon, S., 1937, Bihar and Orissa in 1934-35, Patna.

• Stevenson Moore, C.J., 1901, Final Report on the Survey and Settlement Operations in Muzaffarpur District, 1892–99, Calcutta.

• Sudhakar, T.S., 1973, Lok Nayak Sswami Sahajanand Saraswati, in Hindi, Gaya.

• Sudhakar, T.S. -- , Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayana, in Hindi, Gayaa.

• Swanzy, R.E., 1938, Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers, Patna.

• Sweeney, J.A., 1922, Final Report on the Survey and Settlement (Revision) Operations in the District of Champaran, 1913–19, Patna.

• Wasi, S.M., 1938, Bihar in 1936-37, Patna

• Williams, R.A.E., 1933, Bihar and Orissa in 1931-32, Patna.

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