EDITORIAL
Maximum
length
With the announcement of
the Common Minimum Programme following the earlier
settlement on the chief ministerial candidate, all the
roadblocks to the installation of a people's Government
in the State have been cleared. Along the way many of the
surmises about the 'differences' in the programmes have
proved to have been wide off the mark. Unless, of course,
the major part of the 'negotiations' was focused on
distribution of the portfolios and decisions on the
ministerial faces in the new Government. Those
settlements certainly are the lasting worries of all
coalition experiments, and even come to decide the fate
of Government in the final analysis. Else, the Common
Minimum Programme as announced does not show many traces
of pruning or climbdowns. Indeed, it would be safe to
assume that, contrary to the popular impression, the
prolonged negotiations have not been to whittle down the
agenda of the PDP. On the other hand the negotiators seem
to have been grappling with how best to accommodate the
'promises' of the minor, but now major, partner in the
would be coalition........more
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Karan
Singh's suggestions can avert crisis
By Daya Sagar
A picture is vividly
emerging. The political status as of the day in J&K
has taken a special/definite turn. The regionalism has
shown roots. So far it was the.........more
ENVIRONMENT
Preserve
the perishing earthworms
By R D Gupta and Vikas Abrol
Various activities
performed by earthwarms in Soils are beneficial to help
improving soil structure and texture, maintaining soil
fertility, increasing water holding capacity ameliorating
......more
A
look at agriculture
reforms policy
By Sain Dass Sumbria
In its recently concluded
meeting, the Planning Commission of India has approved
the 10th Five Year Plan document envisaging plan outlay
of Rs 15,92,300/- ......more
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EDITORIAL
Maximum
length
With the
announcement of the Common Minimum Programme
following the earlier settlement on the chief
ministerial candidate, all the roadblocks to the
installation of a people's Government in the
State have been cleared. Along the way many of
the surmises about the 'differences' in the
programmes have proved to have been wide off the
mark. Unless, of course, the major part of the
'negotiations' was focused on distribution of the
portfolios and decisions on the ministerial faces
in the new Government. Those settlements
certainly are the lasting worries of all
coalition experiments, and even come to decide
the fate of Government in the final analysis.
Else, the Common Minimum Programme as announced
does not show many traces of pruning or
climbdowns. Indeed, it would be safe to assume
that, contrary to the popular impression, the
prolonged negotiations have not been to whittle
down the agenda of the PDP. On the other hand the
negotiators seem to have been grappling with how
best to accommodate the 'promises' of the minor,
but now major, partner in the would be coalition.
And, what a good
job they have done! The CMP has almost all the
points of the PDP taking the pride of place, with
other concerns filling in the gaps. Even talks
with Pakistan, which had been one of the promises
of PDP has been included as best as it could be
included viz that the coalition would make all
efforts to facilitate talks between the
Government of India and Pakistan. That is as much
as a State Government could do. It, actually, has
been a fine sailing for PDP. Everything from
lifting of POTA to release of imprisoned people
is in the CMP. The Special Operations Group that
has been doing yeoman's service ever since its
formation has been practically disbanded with its
being merged in the regular police force.
Scrutiny of the cases and release of the people
who are not seriously indicted is a fine gesture
and it finds due prominence in the programme. So
does 'talks' with all. It is not always clear
what 'talks without preconditions' means, or what
the different parties mean by them. Indeed,
different people take it to mean widely divergent
things. That, of course, was not a PDP promise
alone.
Sonia Gandhi too
had promised unconditional talks with all the
parties, and now that becomes the priority point
in the Common Minimum Programme. One can only be
optimistic about the whole thing and hope that
with the changed environment and a new
Government, the talks may turn out to be more
fruitful. It is finally at the tables across that
things and matters can be, must be, decided. And,
when people or parties want to talk, it is their
innate wish and will to come to a settlement that
matters more than the point on the agenda. It
would be a good thing if the Government can get
the people into that frame of mind. For, there
even the prickliest issues are solved without a
hitch. The free and fair elections, open mind of
the Government and a widespread desire of the
general public in all the parts of the State for
development and peace, are positive factors that
should encourage all parties to get constructive.
Here is a most sincere and clear demonstration on
the part of the center as well as the State
Government to remove all the grievances.
That desire is
also borne out by the other points in the
programme. The release of the people in the jails
and settlement of cases should further reinforce
that will. The enhanced compensations and
including even the terrorists in it, and a clear
decision to take care of the family and children
of the terrorist themselves are points that show
that the healing touch has been given a wide
ambit. Unbeknown to their masters who fling them
to feed the flames of the terror, the leftover
families of the terrorists, their orphaned
children and helpless wives have been one of the
most grievous hurts inflicted on this State by
the years of terrorism. And, there are other
peoples who have suffered more, at the hands of
the same forces. The case of Kashmir Pandits, who
have lost their homes and hearths, easily comes
to mind. It may need more than the promise of
honourable return to heal their wounds. Thousands
of people from the hilly areas of Jammu divisions
have been subjected to similar privation and
persecution. They have suffered the added insult
of crass neglect at the hands of State. These are
the horrendous facets of the violent ways that
have marred the present and future of this State.
No healing of wounds would be complete without
attending to them.
And, no healing
would be meaningful unless the primary cause of
the turmoil in the State is addressed. Indeed,
unless, those prime factors are addressed all the
things would prove palliative measures at best.
At worst they may serve to encourage even more
drastic depredations, new realignments and
refurbishing of old hideouts and heinous designs.
This State would be lucky if terrorism can be
controlled and the State brought out of the
conflagration merely with healing touches and
helpful hands extended to all people. Then
concessions would be acceptable, corrections
admired. That apparently, has been the
undercurrent of thinking in Delhi as the
coalition and CMP was being decided. Otherswise,
it does appear too much tilted in the favour of
PDP and much too anxious to please the promises
there. One could even say that the old
dispensation has returned in a new packaging.
Many people may even ask, haven't been there
before? They would not be all wrong. And, what if
this diagnosis of the disease turns out to be
erroneous? What if the Government that is being
installed with great hope and promise runs along
the old rut? There appears to be little insurance
against that eventuality. Yet that is what would
decide the fate of all these pious resolutions
and wide concessions. That places the greatest
onus on these people to make it work.
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Karan
Singh's suggestions can avert crisis
By Daya
Sagar
A picture
is vividly emerging. The political status
as of the day in J&K has taken a
special/definite turn. The regionalism
has shown roots. So far it was the
leadership from BJP and the like that had
in the past raised the question of
discrimination with Jammu Region both by
the Government of India as well as the
State Government. Rather BJP has been
accused of promoting regional divides in
J&K. But now the way PDP has talked
of regional aspirations of turmoil hit
Valley calling for preference over the
aspirations of the people of Jammu
region. Quotes PTI from New Delhi Mr Ram
Jethmalani (Chairman of Kashmir Committee
that has M. J. Akbar, Daleep Padgaonkar
also as members) having told PTI on
20-10-20 that situation in Kashmir is
presently very complex and complicated
prism, one thing is certain that
perceptions and aspirations of Ladakh and
Jammu are not the same as those expressed
in the Valley and in Valley, there is
much of difference of opinion, a whole
spectrum of conflicting opinions. The
shying of Hurriyat surely of oneness
being boasted is no where near to the
requirements of a peace time union.
Conditions
have not been as anticipated:
A lot has
been said and redone since September 12.
More particularly after the fourth round
of elections to 9th Legislative Assembly
of Jammu and Kashmir was over. Omar
Abdullah had gone to extent of declaring
that NC may prefer to sit in the
opposition in case the absolute majority
(not even simple) is not secured. It
could sound unbelievable to some and some
could even draw some special conclusions
out of it. It was really too much of a
statement. And PTI reported on
14.10.02 from Delhi quoting Omar Abdullah
after having handed over his resignation
to Prime Minister from the council of
ministers that his party had closed no
doors when asked whether NC was still in
the race for forming the Government. He
did says that he did not make any efforts
to make the Government after 10th Oct
since it was thought that the pre poll
understanding between Congress and PDP
would automatically translate into a post
poll understanding, but the conditions
have not been as anticipated.
Can not
be dared for neglect:
A PTI
report of 20.10.02 from an interview of
Omar Abdullah from Srinagar quotes the
National Conference president as having
said ......"They are fighting
like cats and dogs over the issue of
Chief Minister's post. Congress says it
should be from Jammu and PDP says it
should be from Valley.".....
"What are they going to prove by
this?"......."RSS and its
outfits also wanted a rift between the
people of two Regions and Congress and
PDP are now actively and openly
supporting it".... "They
should remembering that we won 18 seats
in the Valley while PDP managed to get
only 16"....."Every leader is
to day doing soul searching."
J&K
National Panthers Party too had kept the
Jammu State hood as the top of agenda and
has secured surprising success by
securing 4 seats in Jammu Region so much
so that it demolished the BJP fort in
Udhampur. And Mr Bhim Singh (JKNPP
President) has reiterated his
party's stand while talking to UNI at
Srinagar that Chief Minister of the State
should be from Jammu Region and they will
oppose any move to install any Government
that will be headed by PDP. The voices
may not be that loud yet, it appears that
the cause of Jammu region can not be
dared for neglect by Congress and JKNPP.
Calling
for a separate new State extending over
the Jammu Region with the birth of Jammu
State Morcha, Jammu Statehood Front and
All Party Jammu Statehood Movement and
the J&K National Panthers Party too
holding the torch for carving out a
separate State of Jammu through
reorganization of J&K has added that
day a new dimension to the affairs of
J&K, i.e. Regionalism, in addition to
unfortunate terrorism.
Regional
aspirations culture promoted:
And to the
suggestions like one year of three year
rotational term of Chief Minister for
Congress and PDP as made by Congress
Leadership during the visit of Man Mohan
Singh to Srinagar on 21.10.02 to the PDP
President Ms Mehboba Mufti has said a
bitter no to the suggestion contesting
that it will not meet the regional
aspirations (surely she meant that of
Kashmir Region/Valley).
And Ms
Mehbooha Mufti while addressing a rally
Qazikund on 20.10.02 has asked Congress
to give up the demand for the post of
Chief Minister in over all national
interest as here (Kashmir) the case was
different since the Regional Aspirations
are to be fulfilled. Now both the
regions have the slogan of regional
sentiments in their bag.
The
people verdict is surely for not single
one :
UNI
reports from New Delhi on October 20th,
Ex Prime Minister, Mr V P Singh and Mr I
K Gujral having said in a joint
statement, "We voice the widely
spread disappointment to urge the
political parties to appreciate that
political compulsions in the State are
rationally different than in other parts
of the country. It is the nation's good
fortune that a window of opportunity has
opened ..... every one had hoped that
gains of polls would be quickly mopped
upto firmly tackle terrorism in the
State."
Waves
of regionalism:
The people
verdict is surely for no single one. In
case one says it is rejection of NC,
others could say with more force that it
is more a rejection of Congress, BJP, PDP
and others. The group may come together
but would surely not foot together for
long. The State has suffered a lot.
VP and Gujral may suggest that those
voted people must mop the peaceful
conduct of elections to tackle the
terrorism. But this day the need is
also to attend the waves of regionalism. No
one can deny that although National
Conference has been occasionally talking
of Kashmiriat, has cared more for
Kashmiries, have been talking of
injustice done to Kashmiri by New Delhi
and New Delhi having not kept the
promises made with Kashmiris at the time
of 1947 accession but no one in J&K
has so loudly and firmly called J&K
India & defied all voices expressing
even a bit of doubts about the 1947
Accession of J&K with India as loudly
and firmly as has been done by Dr. Farooq
Abdullah and it is only he who had shown
the way to Pakistan who have more love
lost for Pakistan. The people verdict is
surely for no single one.
Karan's
memo could be of help:
It is not
so simple to immediately tackle all the
requirements of regional aspirations of
the people of J&K. Nor it would be
wise to let go unavailed the successful
conduct of elections 2002. What ever one
may call it, it has to be a joint
Government. No fall of any Government can
be affored by J&K at this time.
Isolated and grouped polity will fail.
The fall may not be far off. No immediate
re elections can be afforded. Enough
money and time has been lost. Since
August 02 there has been no regular
conduct of State business.
A common
minimum programme between Congress and
PDP appears to be a hollow dream since
any effort now made to come together just
to win the lost game would not be secure
and paying for long. Much has been
exposed. Much has been said. Much will
have to be executed pulling in opposite
directions.
This
day one would remember the memorandum as
submitted to Sikri Commission by Dr Karan
Singh. Dr Singh put in his memorandum...
"The crux of the matter is
acceptance of a sub-federal system
whereby members of the Legislative
Assembly elected from Jammu (at present
32) and those from Kashmir (at present
42) should for certain purposes sit
separately as Regional Councils and be
entrusted with necessary legislative
competence in areas directly affecting
the welfare of the people." Further
saying..... "The cordinal point that
has to be grasped is that it is not
simply a question of a job here or a road
there, it is the much deeper problem of
giving the people of Jammu and Ladakh a
feeling of equal participation and
involvement in the affairs of the
State." It is no time going into
the circumstances under which the
Government of Sheikh Mohd Abdullah
constituted Justice S. M. Sikri
Commission under the notification dated
2.6.1979 after a All Party Jammu
Committee had passed a resolution on
26.12.1978.
Although
the formulae as given by Dr Karan Singh
can not be implemented in its letter and
spirit under the circumstances and may be
it needs much to be deliberated but
surely the formulae could be used for
today's crisis management to medicate the
agony of the common man of J&K. And
the future plans for J&K could be
reworked as was done by the Constituent
Assembly.
A joint
conduct of Government by all the elected
MLAs is the need. National Conference,
Congress, PDP and even other small groups
must work together. National Conference
must take the lead role and the others
must take the sides in the joint venture.
Political gamesmanship has to be
discarded for atleast six years.
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ENVIRONMENT
Preserve the perishing earthworms
By R D
Gupta and Vikas Abrol
Various
activities performed by earthwarms in
Soils are beneficial to help improving
soil structure and texture, maintaining
soil fertility, increasing water holding
capacity ameliorating plant root
relationship, enhancing bacterial and
other microbial population, and
minimising thach build up in the fields.
Earthworms
add organic matter to the soils and as
such they are called manufacturer of
''Organic Fertilizers''. The organic
matter is rich in humic substances like
humic and fulvicacids, human and
hymatomelanic acid. All these substances
act as store house of plant nutrients and
are also amenable for maintaining of C:N
ratio in soils. They too serve as
chalating agents for rendering
micronutrients availability slowly and
uniformly. Besides adding organic matter
and macro/micro-nutrients, earthworms
castings add lot of calcium carbonate
which assists moderate soil PH.
Earthworms help to change acid or
alkaline soil towards more neutral PH.
These worms carry the rich humus from the
surface to the roots and assist to
maintain PH of the soils for exchange of
nutrients.
Now a days
earthworms compost known as vermicompost,
is being used to sustain the balance of
ecosystem. Vermicompost is actually an
ecofriendly fertilizer which is made out
of the organic wastes by inculating
earthworms. It maintains the soil to
retain its natural value and texture
without harming the crops.
Despite so
many uses of earthworms as stated above,
it is alas; their population is vanishing
day by day due to one or the other
environmental conditions or ecological
factors. About 36-37 years ago many areas
of R S Pura and Bishnah tehsils of Jammu
District, Jammu and Kashmir State, were
full of earth-worms as were seen by the
senior author, while he collected soil
samples in lower horizons of soil
profiles during summer season. (April to
June). But now, what to talk of their
presence in summer months, they are not
even seen during rainy season in the
fields of these areas where these
organisms were supposed to act as
''Natural tillers'' of the soils.
Similarly, in field conditions of
Palampur, Kangra district Himachal
Pradesh the earthworms were used to see
abundantly during rainy season upto
nineteen hundred and ninety. These days,
however, earth worms are hardly seen in
the fields of this area. The population
of earthworms has declined due to
excessive use of chemical fertilizers,
insecticides, fungicids, herbicides and
other pesticides.
The use of
chemical fertilizers, in fact has not
only deteriorated the strength of the
soil but also lead towards a barren and
infertile land with less activities of
microbes and macrobes. As the fertilizer
nutrients become soluble and mobile, they
can leach down in the soil and force the
earthworms to seek refuge elsewhere. The
deterioration of land increases our
dependence on chemical fertilizers lead
to fall in the population of earthworms.
Another factor affecting the population
of earth-worms is soil moisture.
Generally 60 to 70 percent of the total
moisture holding capacity is found to be
the best for the growth of earthworms.
Hitherto more population of earthworms in
soils of RS Pura and Bishnah upto 40 cm
depth could be attributed to high water
table and increased moisture content down
the depth. But now the water table has
gone down and as such no earthworms are
found at this soil depth.
Earthworms
prefer moist soils with heavy texture and
rich organic matter status vis-a-vis an
optimum temperature range of 25 to 30
Degree Celsius. However, due to
deforestation and overgrazing of the
postures, there is lot of change in
various climatic parameters such as
dirunal temperature, rainfall, snow fall
etc. Dirunal temperatures of many places
of India especially of Himalayan region
have increased. For instance, previously
the day temperature of Palampur district
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, used to rise
not more than 25 Degree Celsius during
April to June which was noticed by the
Senior author during his stay from 1968
to 1985, but now it reaches more than 35
Degree Celsius.
Similar is
the case with Shimla, Kulu, Manali and
other places of Himachal Pradesh. Not
only in Himachal but change in climate
has also been seen in hill stations of
J&K including Kashmir valley and
those of Uttranchal Pradesh. Thus, rise
in temperature, change in seasons, have
resulted in the declining of the
population of earthworms.
Deforestation
has caused denudation which in turn has
decreased organic matter content
tremendously. Continous cropping has also
depleted the organic matter content of
the soils which has eventually reduced
earthworm population. Earthworms could
prove to be the greatest loss of the
millennium if immediately proper steps
are not undertaken to recognise their
utility and importance in sustainable
agriculture. Hence to save the further
reduction of the population of
earthworms, the following measures must
be taken up on priority:-
* Use of
chemical fertilizers be minimised,
instead of use of organic manures be
maximised.
* Use of
pesticides be totally banned. To kill the
insect pests and diseases, botanical
insecticides like neem products and
bioagents should be used.
* Cultural
methods such as deep ploughing, multiple
cropping, rotation of crops, should be
followed. These methods being natural
will not only safeguard the environment
but also assist to sustain agricultural
production.
*
Deforestation i.e felling or cutting of
trees should be banned by enforcing
certain laws.
* Denuded
and waste land areas be afforestated.
* Degraded
pastures should be rehabilitated by
introducing suitable legumes and other
species of grasses.
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A
look at agriculture reforms policy
By Sain
Dass Sumbria
In its
recently concluded meeting, the Planning
Commission of India has approved the 10th
Five Year Plan document envisaging plan
outlay of Rs 15,92,300/- crores inclusive
of an outlay of Rs 6,71,009 crores for
the States. This document emphasizes
achievement of economic growth rate of
eight (8) percent by the end of 10th Plan
period i.e. 2002-07 as against the
existing ''STAGNANT'' annual growth rate
of 5.5 percent.
Besides
raising Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
flow of 7.5 million US Dollar annually,
Rs 78,000 crores from dis-investments,
reforms in labour and tax structure and
in the industrial structure etc. It
envisages to carry forward the key
reforms in Agriculture Sector. These
reforms as spelled out in the plan
document include :-
(i)
Elimination of trade barriers and
movements of food grain within and
outside the state;
(ii)
Dismentaling of monopoly of ''State
Trading'' in food grains by the FCI.
(iii)
Restrict role of FCI to the procurement
to buffer stocks alone and that of the
states to their bare minimum requirements
for BPL and the rest to the private
agencies;
(iv)
Amendment of essential commodities
Maintenance Act. Agriculture Marketing
Act, Liberising Agriculture exports,
encourage contract forming and
replacement of various Acts dealing with
food sector with one comprehensive law.
(v)
Slashing down tarriff duties on wheat and
rice; and
(vi)
Allowing 49 percent FDI in food retailing
etc.
It also
emphasizes on renouncing policy of use of
export restrictions and calls for meeting
domestic shortages, if any, by imports
but not imposing restrictions on control
on exports.
The
decision of the Government of India not
to make any hike in the minimum support
price (MSP), grant of any bonus to the
farmers or relief package to meet extra
cost to save their standing crops from
the ongoing drought in various parts of
the country and restrict the rate of FCI
to procurement of paddy to buffer stocks
and that of states to their bare minimum
requirements for BPL alone etc. is quite
in consonence with the recommendations of
planning commission as contained in the
plan document.
The
farmers in India are already reeling
under strained financial conditions. Many
have committed suicide simply as they
failed to repay their loans to their
bankers/money lenders borrowed at the
time of sowing, due to failure or
unprecedented damage to their crops as a
result of continued drought in past few
years or by other type of natural
calamities etc. The recent drought in the
country has further added to their
hardships and deteriorated their
financial conditions. To deprive them
from the due cost of their produce or
leave them on mercy of traders of
businessmen for forced distress sale is
fairly unjustified. The Government should
have taken appropriate measures for the
safeguard of the interests of the farmers
that besides usual hike in the MSP
included grant of bonus or compensation
etc. to cover the extra expenditure
involved in saving the standing crops.
Will it be
a step in right direction to eliminate
monopoly of FCI in state trading, dispel
existing system of MSP fixation, restrict
role of FCI to buffer stocks operations
and that of the states to bare minimum
requirements for BPL and leave rest of
the procurement operations of food grains
to private agencies? If so to what extent
will it be wise to renounce the policy of
use of export restrictions on agriculture
items, lift all bans/control on exports
and allow 49 percent FDI in food
retailing etc? If so to what extent. Is
it in the overall interest of Nation and
not carried out under pressure of World
Bank or IMF ?
The
intended measures are a step forward
towards ''complete privatisation'' of
trade activities in food grains or its
hand over to a few individuals whose sole
objective is to earn hefty profits. These
steps may be quite in line with the
''policy of liberalization of economy or
globalization but is equally shift from
the decades old policy of ''Mixed Economy
adopted in 1947. The establishment of
existing system of procurement through
FCI and Public Distribution System
through PDS outlets to consumers at
uniform sale rate even in the remotest
corner in country-side was a conscious
decision by the Government of India in
the best interest of public in general
and rural poor in particular.
To
dispense with the existing system of
Fixation of MSP or fixation of MSP equal
to or less than that recommended by the
Commission for Agriculture costs and
prices (COACP) will undoubtedly a
retrograde step. It also tentamounts
denial of due cost of their produce to
the farmers who will be compelled by the
circumstance for distress sale to
traders, businessmen and enterpreneurs
because of lack of safe storage
facilities lying in open, bad weather
conditions and financial constrains etc.
This policy may be beneficial to a
section of ruling classes (Traders,
Businessmen, and Private Enterpreneurs
etc), it is in no uncertain terms harmful
to the class interests'' of farmers
landless peasants and other working
people of organised and unorganised
sectors as also down trodden sections of
the society. The dismentaling of monopoly
of FCI in ''State Trading'' of two major
crops of wheat and rice, restrict role of
FCI to procurement operations of the
buffer stocks and that of states to bare
minimum requirements for BPL alone, and
repeal of the Essential Commodities Act
as also do away with the Public
Distribution System (PDS) etc otherwise,
means complete privatisation of trade in
food grains and will render several
thousand employees engaged by the FCI and
by the States in the process of the
procurement, storage and distribution of
food grains etc. Un-employed who will be
joining the work-force of millions of
educated and un-educated un-employed in
the country and that has/had never been
the intention of the Government. Even the
10th Plan document envisage generation of
7.5 million jobs during the plan period.
It will
also not be prudent to renounce the
policy of restrictions on exports, lift
all ban or restrictions or controls on
exports etc and meet domestic shortages
by imports rather by imposing
restrictions or control on exports etc.
The intended measures are certainly being
taken under the influence and pressure of
the World Bank, IMF and WTO and shall be
beneficial to the foreign investors
Non-resident Indians, MNCs and to a
little extent the business community in
India but this is equally a matter of
anxiety for majority of people in India.
The unbridled exports of food grains or
its bye-products is bound to cause
scarcity of the commodities at domestic
front and obviously availability of these
items at higher prices. The imported
commodities shall also be available to
the consumers in India at a cost much
beyond the purchasing power of the common
man.
To slash
down tariff duties on wheat and rice,
free access to retail market to sell food
grains and other agrobased bye-products
to Agro-based trading, storage and
processing companies and allow 49 percent
FDI in food retailing is another
retrograde step that tantamounts to the
opening of the retail market in rural and
sub urban areas also to foreign
Investors, MNCs and Non-Resident Indians
(NRIs) etc much against the interest of
local businessman and small scale
traders. This step, visibly appear to
have been taken to strengthen the
country's (FOERS) and accelerate economic
growth rate have much wider implications
and tantamounts to complete handover of
trade and industry including rural market
to the Foreign Investors who will slowly
but gradually gain control over the
entire Indian market. In the process
local businessmen and traders status will
be reduced to that of a commission Agent.
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