To tie. The anger of the farmers regarding the ongoing consolidation process in Banda district is continuously increasing. Farmers, under the leadership of Janata Dal United (JDU), have opened a front to protest against alleged corruption, irregularities and fake reports in the consolidation department. Farmers remained on indefinite strike at Jawahar Bhawan-Indira Bhawan complex for the second day for their various demands. In the memorandum submitted to the Consolidation Commissioner under the leadership of JDU state vice president Shalini Singh Patel, it has been alleged that in many villages including village Amlikor, without completing the work of demarcation of the circle, information about the completion of the work was sent to the government. Farmers say that only about 40 percent work has been done on the spot, whereas in the departmental records it has been shown as complete.
It has been demanded in the memorandum that an impartial investigation should be conducted into the entire matter and strict action should be taken against the officers and employees found guilty in the investigation. Farmers also raised the demand that the reports of already constituted investigation committees should be made public, so that the real situation can be revealed. The farmers sitting on strike allege that corruption is taking place on a large scale in the consolidation process and the interests of the farmers are being continuously ignored. He says that due to lack of transparency and fairness, farmers are suffering huge losses.
A large number of farmers including Raghavendra Singh, Arpit Singh, Awadhesh Tiwari, Rahul Dwivedi, Navratna Singh participated in the protest. The farmers have warned that if immediate action is not taken on their demands, the agitation will be further intensified and serial fasts and other democratic protest programs will continue. Now all eyes are on the Administration and Consolidation Department to see what action is taken on these serious complaints of the farmers and what steps are taken to resolve their demands.
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