Farmers in Pulwama need justice: lalit k kaul

 Farmers in Pulwama need justice.

                                                            Lalit k kaul

The farmers who have been tilling the land in question for nearly 54 years, when the govt of the day provided them irrigation facilities to till the land, are now being asked to vacate because it's to be alloted to CRPF.

While security concerns in militancy affected areas are beyond debate, snatching of the livelihoods of people is as much unjust beyond debate.

Few points are in order, as per the law of the Indizan Union:

1. Inam land is a land gifted by the ruler/govt to the subjects. The land cannot be sold by those whom it was alloted.

2. Since it is under possession for 54 years with them , they are naturalized owners.

3. Since agriculture is being done even today, it cannot be converted to non agricultural land.

4. For conversion to non agricultural land, the agricultural activities should have stopped for 5 to 6 years.

5. Since there is only legal right to property & not constitutional therefore the government is authorized to take the property, but only after due consent from the owners and after fixing compensation as per the SC judgements/guidelines a few years ago.

6. The govt may find some barren land for the purpose of CRPF

7. In case the govt wants this land only then they need to allot in exchange another fertile land of nearly the same acerage in lieu of compensation.

8. The right to livelihood by means of one's profession is an inalienable right & therefore the farmers need to be ensured of their livelihoods thru agriculture. 

9. Humanitarian grounds also don't allow snatching of livelihoods. 

10. The affected may consult a good lawyer who can draft the representation in a way that it stands in a court of law.

The govt of the day must realize that such adhoc decisions aren't going to help the peace process, but on the other hand inflame passions.

Request the govt to reconsider its decision, else find a way that does not snatch livelihoods.

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