Jan Morcha manifesto promises power for farmers, weaker sections

Lucknow/Varanasi, Apr 10 (UNI) The multi-party alliance umbrella Jan Morcha (JM) today announced if voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, it would abolish the practice of acquiring agricultural land for capitalists and provide reservation to Muslims under Mandal Commission.

Releasing the party manifesto in Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Lucknow, former Prime Minister and JM leader V P Singh said ''if elected to power we will not only abolish the practice of acquisition of farm land for capitalists in the name of development, but also make suitable amendments in law to ensure that the acquired agro land is handed back to the farmers. He claimed the decision would be taken within one hour of coming to power.

The manifesto claims that Muslims would be provided with 8.44 per cent reservation under the recommendationsof the Mandal Commission.

''Efforts would be made through the central government to provide poor from the upper castes 10 per cent reservation.'' Similarly, the JM manifesto also promised to set up a 'special component plan' for the upliftment of Dalits.

Mr Singh said in the first hour of ascending to power in UP, the JM will waive off all cooperative bank loans to weavers and farmers and constitute a Special Development Council to address the problem of farmers in Bundelkhand reeling under the burden of starvation and loans.

He also announced the JM is not only committed to ensuring swift payment of dues to sugarcane farmers by sugarmills in East and West UP, but will also pave way for a mechanism where the cane farmers get to share the returns arising out of processing and sale of by-products of the crushed sugracane. Efforts will also be made to provide rightful returns to paddy farmers.

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