JIND: After opposing Aamir Khan's TV show "Satyamev Jayate" on honour killings, Haryana's khap panchayats have come out in support of his plea to oppose the use of pesticides in farming...
A group of khap leaders held a meeting at Nidana village of Jind district on Tuesday in this connection.
"We plan to go to each village of the state to make farmers aware about the harmful effects of pesticides," said Om Prakash Mann, state head of Sarv Jatiya Khap Mahapanchayat.
Another leader of the khap, Kuldeep Singh Dhanda, said, "In his show, Amir Khan has shown the ill effects of pesticides and chemicals in farming as it leads to various diseases in the human body. We endorse his viewpoint on the issue. We witness a similar scenario in Haryana as farmers here have been excessively using pesticides for better yield."
The latest initiative against pesticides has been taken by an activist, Dr Surender Dalal, who is leading an insect literacy campaign in his Nidana village.
"I had requested the khaps to intervene in the matter as, being elders, farmers follow their decisions," Dalal told The Times of India.
"As part of the campaign, we will make farmers aware about organic farming and friendly insects to avoid use of pesticides," he added.
The khap leaders are also planning to hold a mahapanchayat also on the issue, sources said.
A group of khap leaders held a meeting at Nidana village of Jind district on Tuesday in this connection.
"We plan to go to each village of the state to make farmers aware about the harmful effects of pesticides," said Om Prakash Mann, state head of Sarv Jatiya Khap Mahapanchayat.
Another leader of the khap, Kuldeep Singh Dhanda, said, "In his show, Amir Khan has shown the ill effects of pesticides and chemicals in farming as it leads to various diseases in the human body. We endorse his viewpoint on the issue. We witness a similar scenario in Haryana as farmers here have been excessively using pesticides for better yield."
The latest initiative against pesticides has been taken by an activist, Dr Surender Dalal, who is leading an insect literacy campaign in his Nidana village.
"I had requested the khaps to intervene in the matter as, being elders, farmers follow their decisions," Dalal told The Times of India.
"As part of the campaign, we will make farmers aware about organic farming and friendly insects to avoid use of pesticides," he added.
The khap leaders are also planning to hold a mahapanchayat also on the issue, sources said.
