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Signatories to the Letter 1. a K Davison, Kerala Coconut Farmers Association and South India Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements, Kerala 2 Signatories to the letter 1. A K Davison, Kerala Coconut Farmers Association and South India Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements, Kerala 2. Aakar Patel, Amnesty India, Bangalore 3. Adv. Sivakumar, Nalla Sandhai, Tamil Nadu 4. Afreen Khan, Advocate, High Court of Bombay, Mumbai 5. Afsar Jafri, Policy Researcher on Agriculture and Trade, New Delhi 6. Ajay Etikala, Safe food activist, New Delhi 7. Ajmer Singh Lakhowal, State President, Bhartiya Kisan Union, Punjab 8. Ambubhai Patel, National Vice President, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Gujarat 9. Anand Shah, Aanando, Paldi, Ahmedabad 10. Anant Trivedi, Build India Group, New Delhi 11. Ananthasayanan, Safe Food Alliance, Chennai 12. Anil K Singh, Secretary General, South Asian Network for Social and Agricultural Development (SANSAD), New Delhi 13. Anirudh Vashisht, Safe food activist, Sunam, Punjab 14. Anuradha Talwar, Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity, Kolkata 15. Apoorva Oza, Agakhan Rural Support Programme, Ahmedabad 16. Arun Chandra Ambatipudi, Founding Trustee and Advisor, Chetna Organic, Hyderabad 17. Aruna Rodrigues, Sunray Harvesters, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh 18. Aruna Roy, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghatan (MKSS), Rajasthan 19. Avik Saha, Jai Kisan Andolan and Swaraj Abhiyan, Delhi 20. Ayantika Das, Focus on the Global South, New Delhi 21. Baburam Sharma, President, All India Krantikari Kisan Sabha (AIKKS) 22. Badagalapura Nagendra, President, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) 23. Badribhai Joshi, Shantigram Nirman Mandal, Dist Bharuch, Gujarat 24. Balaji Shankar, Tharchaarbu Iyakkam, Tamil Nadu 25. Bharat Dogra, Independent journalist and writer, Delhi 26. Bharat Jambucha, Amrut krushi Ahar Pariwar, Bhavnagar 27. Bharat Kothari, Shrenikkumar & Co, Deesa, Gujarat 28. Chaitanya Bhatt, Lokmitra, Dhedhuki, Dist: Rajkot, Gujarat 29. Chamarasa Mali Patil, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha 30. Chithra Viswanathan, concerned citizen, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 31. Chukki Nanjundaswamy, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) 32. CK Janu, Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha, Kerala 33. Com. Hannan Mollah, General Secretary, All India Kisan Sabha (36 Canning Lane) 34. Debjeet Sarangi, Living Farms, Odisha 35. Deepak Suchde, Malpani Trust, Bajawada, Madhya Pradesh 36. Devesh Patel, Madhya Gujarat Sajiv Kheti Samaj Dist Kheda, Gujarat 37. Dhan Singh Sherawat, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), Maharashtra 38. Dilnavaz Variava, Former President WWF India & Former Vice President Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai 39. Dr Ashish Mittal, General Secretary, All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) 40. Dr Biswajit Dhar, Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 41. Dr Chandrashekar, Doctors Organic Commune, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu 42. Dr D Narasimha Reddy, Retd. Professor of Economics & Former Dean of School of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 43. Dr Debal Deb, Basudha and CINTDIS, Odisha 44. Dr Devinder Sharma, Agriculture Policy Analyst and Writer, Chandigarh 45. Dr Hema Swaminathan, IIM Bangalore 46. Dr K K Krishnamurti, President, Indian Society for Certification of Organic Products, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 47. Dr K S Varaprasad, Former Director, ICAR-IIOR and Senior Consultant, APAARI, Thailand 48. Dr Mira Shiva, Initiative for Healty & Equity in Society and Doctors for Food and Bio Safety, New Delhi. 49. Dr Nandita Shah, SHARAN India, Auroville, Tamil Nadu 50. Dr Ponnammal Natarajan, Retd Dean, Anna University, Chennai 51. Dr Prajit K Basu, Professor, Dept of Philosophy and Centre for Neural and Cognitive Sciences and Centre for Knowledge Culture and Innovation Studies, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 52. Dr Rajendra Khimani, Gujarat Association of Agricultural Scientists, Ahmedabad 53. Dr Rajinder Chaudhary, Kudarti Kheti Abhiyan, Haryana 54. Dr Sudarshan Iyengar, Former Vice Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith and Concerned Citizen, Valsad, Gujarat 55. Dr Suhas Kolhekar, National Alliance of People’s Movement, Pune, Maharashtra 56. Dr Suman Sahai, Gene Campaign, New Delhi 57. Dr V Jeevanantham, State President, Tamilnadu Green Movement, Tamil Nadu 58. Dr V Rukmini Rao, Gramya Resource Centre for Women, Telangana 59. Dr Virendra Vidrohi, General Secretary, Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF), New Delhi 60. Dr VT Sundaramurthy, Retd ICAR scientist, Tamil Nadu 61. Dr. Dinesh Patel, Sardar Farm, Kathwada, Ahmedabd, Gujarat 62. Dunu Roy, Hazards Centre, New Delhi 63. Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ, Human Rights Activist and writer, Gujarat 64. Gopi Deva, OFM, Chennai 65. Gurmukh Singh, Kudrat Hut, Batala, Punjab 66. Gurnam Singh Charuni, President, Bhartiya Kisan Union, Haryana 67. Gursher Singh & Ranjodh Singh, Kudrati Kisan Haat, Amritsar 68. Gurvinder Sharma, Kudrati Kisan Haat, Faridkot 69. Harikant Gupta, student, Azim Premji University, Bangalore 70. Harinesh Pandya, Janpath Network, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 71. Hem Khosla, Organic Matters, Jalandhar 72. Himakiran Anugula, Thondaimandalam Foundation, Tamil Nadu 73. Himanshu Limbasiya, Vanaganga, Rajkot, Gujarat 74. Hitesh Virvadia, Manilal Parasottam Das, Deesa, Gujarat 75. Jagannathan, Nalla keerai, Thiuvellore 76. Jagdish Singh, State President, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), Madhya Pradesh 77. Jagpreet Singh, BioAppetito, Chandigarh 78. Jayant Verma, Vice Chairman, All India Agragami Kisan Sabha (AIAKS) 79. Jogender Singh Ugraha, BKU Ekta Ugraha, Punjab 80. K M Rajegowda, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) 81. K T Gangadhar, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) 82. K V Rajkumar, South Indian Sugarcane Growers Association 83. K. Jagadeesan, Advisor, Federation of Tamil Nadu Rice Mill Owners Association 84. K. Sella Muthu, President, Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association 85. Kamaljeet Singh Hayer, Kudrati Kisan Haat, Muktsar 86. Kamayani Bali Mahabal, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, Mumbai 87. Kannaiyan Subramaniam, Secretary, South India Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements (SICCFM) 88. Kapil Shah, Jatan, Vadodara, Gujarat 89. Karpagam, organic farmer, Point Return, Maduranthagam, Tamil Nadu 90. Kavita Srivastava, Dipa Sinha and Aysha, Right to Food Campaign, New Delhi 91. Kavitha Kuruganti, ASHA, Bangalore, Karnataka 92. Kavitha Srinivasan, MAKAAM Karnataka, Bangalore 93. Kiran Vissa, Rythu Swarajya Vedika, Hyderabad 94. Krishna Prasad, Sahaja Samrudha, Karnataka 95. Kumar, Managing Trustee, Nammalvar Ecological Research and Training Centre (Vanagam), Karur, Tamil Nadu 96. Lalitha Krishnamurthy, concerned citizen, Tumakuru, Karnataka 97. Leo Saldanha, Environment Support Group (ESG), Bangalore 98. M S Selvaraj, Vivasaigal Thoilarlagal Munnetra Sangam (VTMS), Tamil Nadu 99. Madhuri Krishnaswamy, Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan, Madhya Pradesh 100. Maj Gen. SG Vombatkere (Retd), Mysuru, Karnataka 101. Manoj Solanki, Ramkrushna Trust, Bhuj, Gujarat 102. Meera Sanghamitra, National Alliance of People’s Movements, Hyderabad 103. Mihir Paul, Secretariat Member, All India Samyukta Kisan Sabha 104. Mithun Shah, Aryasanskruti, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 105. N Jayaram, PUCL, Bangalore 106. Nallagounder, Coordinator, Uzhavar Ulaippalar Katchi, Tamil Nadu 107. Natasa Crnkovic, President, Friends of the Earth Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina 108. Nilesh Desai, Beej Swaraj Abhiyan, Madhya Pradesh 109. P. Chennaiah, APVVU, Andhra Pradesh 110. Pamayan, Thaalanmai Uzhavar Iyakam, Tamil Nadu 111. Pankaj Jain, Safe food activist, Jalandhar 112. Pankaj Pathak, Safe food activist, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 113. Paresh Sheth, Sheth Brothers, Surat 114. Parminder Singh, IT for Change, Bangalore 115. Parthasarathy VM, Thiruvallur Farmers Coordination Committee, Tamil Nadu 116. Ponnu Thai, Kalanjium Women Farmers’ Association, Tamil Nadu 117. Prakash Sandasa, Prakashchandra & Co, Deesa, Gujarat 118. Prakash Shah, Kohinoor Auto, Deesa, Gujarat 119. Prasant Mohanty, NIRMAN, Bhubaneswar 120. Priyanka Gupta, Safe food activist, Ludhiana 121. R R Srinivasan, Poovulagin Nanbargal, Chennai 122. R Selvam, Tamil Nadu Organic Farmers Federation, Erode 123. Radha Holla Brar, Concerned citizen and Member, RTFC, JSA, New Delhi 124. Radhika Rammohan, Restore, Chennai 125. Raghav Sharan Sharma, Chairman, All India Agragami Kisan Sabha (AIAKS) 126. Rahul Saxena, Safe food activist, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 127. Rahul Sharma, Safe food activist, Chandigarh 128. Rajani Patel, Sabakantha Sajiv Kheti Samaj, Modasa, Gujarat 129. Rajariga, President, Women’s Wing, Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association 130. Rajbeer Singh Jadaun, State President, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), Uttar Pradesh 131. Rajeev Kohli, Swadeshi Haat Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur, Punjab 132. Rajesh Krishnan, Thirunelly Agri Producer Co. Ltd, Wayanad 133. Rajiv Gupta & Rakesh Kharbanda, Kudrat Hut, Ludhiana 134. Rajni Dave, Gujarat Sarvodaya Mandal 135. Rakesh Tikait, National Spokesperson, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) 136. Ramasubramanian, Samanvaya Consulting, Chennai 137. Ramchandra Patel, Surtapi Organic Farmers Producers' Company, Olpad, Dist Surat 138. Ramesh Patel, Srishti, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 139. Ramesh, Satvik: Promoting Ecological Agriculture, Bhuj, Gujarat 140. Raspinder Singh, Kudrati Kisan Haat, Ludhiana 141. Ratan Singh Mann, State President, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), Haryana 142. Ravideep Singh, Kudrati Kisan Haat, Barnala 143. Rekha Ramu, Farmer & Co, Tamil Nadu 144. Rohit Prajapati, Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti, Gujarat 145. Rosamma Thomas, Journalist, Pune 146. S Malla Reddy, Vice President, All India Kisan Sabha (36 Canning Lane) 147. S Venkatesan, South Indian Sugarcane Growers Association 148. S. Ashalatha, Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch, Hyderabad
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