Governor slams Kerala government for suicide by farmer
Arif Mohammed Khan accused the government of extravagance in the name of celebrations while the farmers in the state are in distress.
Arif Mohammed Khan accused the government of extravagance in the name of celebrations while the farmers in the state are in distress.
His comments come in the wake of media reports stating that the Chhattisgarh government told the Legislative Assembly that 141 farmers had committed suicide over a period of 10 months between April 1, 2020, and February 1, 2021.
Vedpal Singh (50) of Alliwala Village reportedly hanged himself by a tree in front of the branch of a bank in Fatehpur Bhado of Saharanpur district.
The farmer, identified as Balram Yadav, had gone to guard his agriculture field in Girva area on Wednesday night but was found hanging from a tree the following morning, police said.
The bank officials did not accept Ouseph's request seeking more time to repay the loan, which was not acceptable to the bank officials, following which he took the extreme step on Monday, relatives said.
According to Umakant Tiwari, Senior Sub Inspector of Heempur Deepa police station, the deceased, Ranveer Singh, 38, was a small farmer with a landholding of only 3 beeghas.
It may be noted here there has been widespread crop failure in Jaipatna and Koksara block areas of Kalahandi district.
Sudesh Yadav, 35, who was a resident of Karaiya Gujar village, consumed pesticides on Wednesday night and was admitted to a hospital where he died.
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