Ti.Na. Srinivas urges all MLAs and MP of Shivamogga to resign for ‘failing to safeguard interests of Malnad farmers’
Ti.Na. Srinivasa, a farmers' rights activist in Shivamogga, has called for the resignation of local MLAs and the MP. He claims they have failed to protect farmers' interests regarding land compensation and the proposed Western Ghats ecological regulations.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between environmental conservation efforts and the livelihoods of local agricultural communities in India.
Alleging that the elected representatives of Shivamogga district have failed to fight for the interests of Malnad farmers, Ti.Na. Srinivasa, convener of the Malnad Raitha Horata Samiti, has demanded that all MLAs and MP of Shivamogga resign.
Addressing a press conference in Shivamogga on Tuesday (September 1), Mr. Srinivasa said the MLAs and the MP had not raised issues concerning farmers of the region in the legislature and were largely unaware of their plight. He said they had failed to address the issues of those who had lost their lands to dam projects, and that farmers who had been granted land in compensation were unable to enjoy ownership of it, as their land was being declared as “forest”. The elected representatives, he alleged, had remained silent on these issues.
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