NHRC Issues Notice to the Chief Secretary, UP for starvation deaths of poor and suicide death of debt-ridden farmers
New Delhi, January 25th January, 2007
The Commission took suo-motu cognizance of a news report which said that the Starvation deaths of poor persons and suicide death of debt-ridden farmers in Bunderkhand area of Uttar Pradesh. The news report which published in the "Hindu" on October 20, 2006 captioned "UP downplays agrarian crises", said that Bundelkhand has been witnessing drought-like conditions for the last four years, and it was in 2004-2005 that the region was declared drought-hit following more than 50 per cent crop loss in the seven districts of Jhansi, Lalitpur, Jalaun, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Banda and Chitrakoot.
The Commission expressing concern over the situation, said "the contents of the press report, if true, raise serious issue of violation of human rights of the poor people and in particular, the farmers of Bundelkhand area of Uttar Pradesh".
Taking into account the seriousness of the situation, the Commission has asked the Chief Secretary, UP to look into the matter and send a factual report within four weeks.
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The Commission took suo-motu cognizance of a news report which said that the Starvation deaths of poor persons and suicide death of debt-ridden farmers in Bunderkhand area of Uttar Pradesh. The news report which published in the "Hindu" on October 20, 2006 captioned "UP downplays agrarian crises", said that Bundelkhand has been witnessing drought-like conditions for the last four years, and it was in 2004-2005 that the region was declared drought-hit following more than 50 per cent crop loss in the seven districts of Jhansi, Lalitpur, Jalaun, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Banda and Chitrakoot.
The Commission expressing concern over the situation, said "the contents of the press report, if true, raise serious issue of violation of human rights of the poor people and in particular, the farmers of Bundelkhand area of Uttar Pradesh".
Taking into account the seriousness of the situation, the Commission has asked the Chief Secretary, UP to look into the matter and send a factual report within four weeks.
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