In Andhra Pradesh - After a lull of some years, farmers are being jailed for debt in Andhra Pradesh. Even those in drought-hit districts who cannot repay their loans. Farm unions see the banks as driving a dangerous and explosive process which lets off crorepati defaulters but jails bankrupt farmers owing a few thousand rupees.
Story in The Hindu by P Sainath - grandson of former President of Indian Shri V V Giri
M. Nallapa Reddy, an Anantapur farmer in his Sixties who was jailed when he failed to repay his bank debt in full. Other farmers in Andhra Pradesh appear to be in similar trouble.
More - Date: 05/05/2007 -http://www.thehindu.com/2007/05/05/stories/2007050507911100.htm
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