Sahakar Bharati the RSS arm in the cooperative field has launched a major campaign aimed at strengthening the cooperative movement in the country and has issued an appeal urging all to get involved in its efforts.
It has begun a systematic study of the prevailing state cooperative laws that impinge upon the provisions of the 97th CAA and deny its gains. The 97th CAA had catapulted “forming cooperative” into a Fundamental Right.
A mail received by Indian Cooperative from Satish Marathe the patron of Sahakar Bharati reads “Centre For Study & Research in Co Operation, a research Foundation and Sahakar Bharati have undertaken project to list Sections & Rules in State Cooperative Acts which infringe on the Citizens’ Fundamental Right to form Co-operative.
Co-operatives which have a distinct form of ownership, are essentially economic enterprises and they need autonomy and a level playing field in terms of opportunities to be able to effectively contribute in the developmental process of the country, Marathe argues.
The present laws have several restrictive sections and rules, besides these being against the Principles of Co-operation, also confer wide discretionary and quasi judicial powers on the bureaucracy and ministers, he felt.
This often results in political and administrative interference, leading to political hegemony of the ruling class as well as corruption, Marathe added.
Satish Marathe is also consulting Bhubaneshwar based Santanu Kumar Mohanty who had scripted the Autonomous
Co-operative Act of Odisha. “My aim is to draw Action Plan to empower Cooperatives financially and legally”, Marathe said.
“We seek active support – legal, financial and secretarial – from cooperatives and cooperators in our endeavour to rejuvenate the cooperative movement in the country” Marathe appealed to the cooperative fraternity.
Please convey my very sincere wish for the success. i am prepared to associate with this effort through Inter- Net to any extent.
Dear Cooperators, we may take promote one fasting program at Jantar Mandir as National level and in State Capital.
Dear Bharathee
Your idea is to catch attention of the Nation. But historically fasts as a Social attention by Gandhiji and thereafter on many occasions have not been that effective. We need a contextual movement. For example SAHKAR BHARTI or likes of that say NCUI should launch a program of debates on implementation of 97CAA every State-wise and submit proceedings to lawyers to file writ of mandamus for direction to Secretary Co-operation for action in a time bound manner. Overall limit should be 12 months from launch.