Implement Swaminathan report: Kandela Khap chief

A mahapanchayat will be organised on March 5 if the recommendations of M S Swaminathan Commission report on agriculture are not implemented as promised by BJP in its poll manifesto during the Lok Sabha and the Assembly elections, Kandela Khap chief Tekaram Kandela said today.
"BJP had promised that if it came to power, it will implement the recommendations of the Commission. So far the government has not done anything.
"If not implemented soon, a mahapanchayat will be held in Peepli village on March 5 to discuss all the issues and we will decide on launching an agitation against the government," he said while speaking to reporters here.

Opposing the changes to the Land Acquisition Bill through ordinance route, Tekaram demanded the withdrawal of the "anti-farmer" ordinance saying that if not done so, the condition of the farmers will get further worsened as they would be stripped off all their rights on their land.
Tekram also demanded amendments to Hindu Marriage Act, so that same-gotra and same-village marriages could be declared null and void.