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Time of India
10-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Mahapanchayat held in protest against Sikar Master Plan 2041
Jhunjhunu: A mahapanchayat held Sunday at the Agricultural Produce Market in Sikar, Jhunjhunu, opposed the Sikar City Master Plan 2041. People from 50 affected villages participated, with various organisations and political parties lending their support. The opposition to the masterplan 2041 pertains to residents of affected villages claiming that after the implementation of Master Plan 2031 and Sikar being granted divisional status, the UIT implemented Master Plan 2041, which is neither relevant nor logical. They claim that land allocated for specific purposes in the 2031 Master Plan has been removed, and areas have been designated. They also claimed road alignments were made arbitrarily — width set at 400 feet in some places and 200 feet in others without site visits, even where houses already exist in colonies. Instead of widening existing roads, new roads have been shown in the master plan. Protesters alleged that the new masterplan was firmed up without due stakeholder consultations. They also said changes in land use as per the 2031 plan had led farmers to sell their land at low prices to the land mafia. As per the 2041 plan, these tracts of land have now been designated for free acquisition, leaving farmers feeling cheated and fearing fresh land acquisition especially since the new plan has marked new sector roads, passing through farmers' fields. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like These Are The Most Beautiful Women In The World Undo This also includes residential colonies, approved by the UIT, being shown as public use land in 2041, even when these approved colonies are already populated. The mahapanchayat, attended by political functionaries including state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra, Sikar MLA Rajendra Pareek, Congress district president Sunita Githala, CPM MP Amra Ram, and former MLA Pema Ram, among others, announced a complete shutdown in Sikar on August 16, demanding cancellation of the master plan. Dotasra criticised BJP and asserted the need for everyone to fight the master plan, claiming the govt would eventually have to yield. "Congress is pursuing a legal battle for this," he said. Dotasra also criticised the govt for cancelling the Sikar division and Neem Ka Thana district. CPM MLA Amra Ram said the master plan was not intended for the development of Sikar but for its destruction, alleging that the govt only sought to seize the land of poor farmers. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Farmers urged to unite against corporatisation of agriculture
Amra Ram, national vice-president of All India Kisan Sabha and a Member of Parliament from Rajasthan, called for blocking the attempts to corporatise the agricultural sector in the country. Speaking as the keynote speaker in a seminar titled 'Impact of corporatisation of the agricultural sector' organised by Andhra Pradesh Farmers' Association Prakasam District Committee in Ongole on Saturday (July 5), he said united farmer movements are the only way to stop this process. Mr. Amra Ram accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of changing the agricultural laws in favour of corporate companies and alleged that the Union government was looking down on agriculture. He lauded the efforts of the farmers in Prakasam district due to which the State government agreed to procure burley tobacco through Markfed. He said that the Prime Minister, who had promised to implement the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee, created the conditions that led to the farmers' movement for the implementation of the recommendations. He also recalled the long struggle of farmers' unions in Delhi against the black agricultural laws. 'The price of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser has increased from ₹400 to ₹1,400 after the Modi-government came to power. Also, the adulteration of DAP has become a serious issue. Prevention of Adulterated Fertilisers Act has been framed in such a way that a penalty of only ₹500 will be levied if adulterated DAP worth ₹1,400 is caught.' These laws are demoralising farmers who are suffering due to adulteration of seeds, fertilisers and pesticides. 'The Modi government is giving away electricity to corporate companies in the name of smart meter. Similarly, the railways, ports, airports and industries are getting privatised,' he said, urging the farmers to protest against the corporatisation of agriculture.
