agriculture

THE GAP BETWEEN THE RICH AND POOR IS INCREASING.SOME ARE LIVING TO EAT WHILE OTHERS ARE STRUGGLING TO EAT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO LIVE. AND IN INDIA THE MOST DOWNTRODDEN ARE THE FARMERS THAT CONSTITUTE ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION.THIS MAKES US QUESTION,IS THE GOVERMENT OF INDIA NEGLECTING THE FARMERS?RECENT CASES OF PROTESTS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF COUNTRY AGAINST LAND ACQUISITION ADD FUEL TO THIS BURNING QUESTION.ANNA HAZARENWHO HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR A JAN LOKPAL BILL HAS SAID;AFTER LOKPAL WE WILL ALSO HAVE TO FIGHT FOR FARMERS RIGHT ,BRING A LAW THAT ENSURES PERMISSION OF GRAM SABHAS BEFORE LAND AQUISITION.IT IS NECESSARY THAT A MOVEMENT LIKE THE ONE FOR JAN LOKPAL BILL IS INITIATED FOR FARMERS RIGHTS.AS THE PLANNING COMISSION SETS OUT TO DRAFT THE COUNTRY'S PLANNED INVESTMENTS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS;IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE NOTE OF THIS GAP.