The Government Should Immediately Revoke All Central Acts And Bills Which Completely Destroy Agriculture
Friends ,
The threat to Federalismin India is at its greatest . The BJP-led NDA government at the Center is usurping all the powers of the States , day by day . Any party that is ruling in any state is brought to its toes or silenced by using all methods and subduing all autonomous institutions including judiciary . The attack on federalism is from all fronts . The GST tax system has broken the finances of the states ; New legislations are not only meant to take control of natural resources from States but also to easily evict tribals and forest dwellers from their natural dwellings ; Even control on education including medical education is being snatched from States ; The centre is intensifying its grip on land under different names like Coastal Regulation Zones [ CRZ ] etc . But the burden of natural disasters like floods and epidemics is being pushed on to the states . There are countless examples of this , even the most recent global pandemic , corona , is left to the States .
To the opposition from some states . They are part of a conspiracy by the Center to divert India ’ s river and water resources into the hands of multinational corporations .
The Constitution of India stipulates that water is a matter of the states . If these bills are legislated the water control will go entirely within the purview of the Center . In the words of Vandana Siva , it opens the door to water wars in India . Through these three bills , the rights over rivers and dams in the hands of States will be completely transferred to the Centre . 1 . River Basin Management Bill – 2019 :
According to this Bill , Chief ministers of 13 river basin states 16 are reduced to advisors , public representatives as consultants and both are part of a body called ‘ council ’, while the bureaucrats who are controlled by the center , constitutes the ‘ authority ’. Thus , States
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An unprecedented number of anti-people policies and Bills have been passed to feed our entire Industrial Sector and valuable lands to the multinationals to plunder the wealth and labour of our people . Everything from seed to market is privatized in the agricultural sector . It is done in such a way that agriculture became unaffordable to the millions of smalland middle- class farmers . These peasants , who are providing food security for a nation of 130 crores are resorting to suicides unable to have a sustainable living . Three Anti Farmer And Anti Agriculture Acts are passed in the parliament which were brought in to hand over market yards to Big Corporates . Bills are proposed to take over the control on electricity from the States by the Draft Electricity ( Amendment ) Bill 2020 . Now the Center is conspiring in Parliament to grab the right on water and water resources to sell them permanently to its corporate masters . The three bills on the rivers , the most dangerous ones , which have been introduced in Parliament and the Rajya Sabha in the past but expired , are again getting ready to introduce in the parliament but held back due lose their right to develop , protect , and distribute water in these river basins . 2 . River Water Dispute Bill - 2019 :
The present practise of resolving interstate water disputes is setting up of a tribunal by the Central Water Board . This too at the request of the State / States . Contrary to this , all the river disputes in the country were created by the rulers . Since 1956 , River Water Dispute tribunals were setup for Krishna , Godavari , Narmada , Cauvery and Ravi rivers . It took 33 years for the Ravi- Beas tribunal and 29 years for Cauvery tribunal to submit their reports . These were dragged for years to divert people ’ s attention from fundamental issues . So , over the years some of these problems – Cauvery dispute between Karnataka and Tamilnadu , Godavari disputed between combined state of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra , and the upcoming disputes between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana – are all fanned and perpetuated by the rulers . Now , new laws are being brought , in the name of providing solutions . Under the new law , there will be four members on a select committee to appoint a tribunal to resolve disputes between states . The Prime Minister , two Union Cabinet Ministers and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court . Neither the states nor their engineering departments have the minimum information . The role of the judiciary is minimal . The new bill appears to have reduced the period for setting up tribunal for consultation , from 5 years to one year . But the center ’ s Suo moto power to setup tribunal without any request from states is enough for the BJP rulers to create water wars between the states whenever they want . It can make 100s of similar disputes like the Mandir-Masjid across the country through this disputes bill . 3 . Dam Safety Authority Bill - 2019 :
There are 5745 small and large reservoirs in the country . 293
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