After the complete failure of crops due to spurious seeds and kits provided by “Shri Vidhi” for paddy cultivation, the AIKM has been spearheading farmers’ struggles for compensation and justice in Vaishali. 200 farmers staged an angry demonstration in front of the District Magistrate’s office on 20 November, demanding a compensation of Rs. 50,000 per acre. They also demanded that legal cases be filed against the suppliers of the fraudulent seeds and also against the district agricultural officers who procured them. After the agitation, the DM assured the farmers that they would be paid compensation and appropriate action would be taken.
On the same day, a rally was also held under the Kisan Mahasabha banner against the false electricity bills handed out to thousands of consumers and the bribes taken in the name of correcting the bills. The electricity department officials promised the farmers that camps for receiving applications regarding the false bills would be held on Nov 21, 22, and 23 and the bills would be corrected within a month. Following this agitation, the camps were held on the said dates.
