14 farmers commit suicide in Punjab in the month of April: Report
2 years, 11 months ago

14 farmers commit suicide in Punjab in the month of April: Report

Op India  

A 40-year-old farmer in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab allegedly committed suicide after consuming a toxic substance because he was disappointed with this season’s low wheat production. Many farmers have committed suicide as a result of the stress caused by this season’s low crop yield, according to Shingara Singh Maan, vice president of BKU Ugrahan. In a tweet, Sidhu wrote, “Despite @ArvindKejriwal ji’s guarantee that no farmer will commit suicide in Punjab after AAP assumes power, 7 farmers have committed suicide in Bathinda District alone. This yr crop yield is >30% low, on top of that govt is preparing to arrest 2000 farmers for loan defaults” Despite @ArvindKejriwal jis guarantee that no farmer will commit suicide in Punjab after AAP assumes power, 7 farmers have committed suicide in Bathinda District alone. This yr crop yield is >30% low, on top of that govt is preparing to arrest 2000 farmers for loan defaults… pic.twitter.com/rFugcvuo6o — Navjot Singh Sidhu April 22, 2022 It is worth noting that Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal had promised that if his party won the Punjab Assembly elections, he would give farmers compensation for crop losses by April 30.

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Award-winning farmer from Vidarbha dies by suicide
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Award-winning farmer from Vidarbha dies by suicide

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: A farmer from western Vidarbha, honoured by the state for his contribution to agriculture, died by suicide on Thursday, his suicide note focusing on the lack of adequate irrigation in this drought-prone region. A farmer leader has called Nagre’s death a “murder by the state”, while the opposition Congress has also held the BJP-led Mahayuti government responsible. Farmers’ Protests …

Eight farmers are ending their lives daily in Maharashtra, says miniser Makarand Jadhav
3 weeks ago

Eight farmers are ending their lives daily in Maharashtra, says miniser Makarand Jadhav

New Indian Express  

The minister outlined factors contributing to the suicides by farmers and the government's efforts to support the affected families. According to figures provided by the minister, in the past year, 952 farmers committed suicide in the Marathwada division, 168 in Akola, 112 in Wardha, 205 in Beed, and 1,069 in the Amravati division. In Amravati division, 441 cases were eligible …

Drought, debt, and death in Maharashtra
2 months, 1 week ago

Drought, debt, and death in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Trigger warning: the following article contains references to suicides; please avoid reading if you are disturbed by the subject. In Nanded district alone, 146 farmers ended their lives in 2024, contributing to the 822 farmer suicides recorded in the Marathwada region, between January and November, according to a report by the Divisional Commissioner’s office in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. In 2023, 1,088 …

Agri sector in distress, will study farmer suicide reasons: KTR
2 months, 1 week ago

Agri sector in distress, will study farmer suicide reasons: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The BRS party on Monday announced that a party study committee will examine suicides by farmers in the state with party working president K.T. Rao said that the committee, to be headed by former agriculture minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy, will extensively tour the state in the next two weeks and examine the conditions farmers are in, and the crises that …

Farmer attempts to end life at Shambhu border, dies at Patiala hospital
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer attempts to end life at Shambhu border, dies at Patiala hospital

The Hindu  

A 55-year-old farmer protesting at the Shambhu border allegedly committed suicide on Thursday by consuming a poisonous substance, farmer leaders said, the second such incident at the agitation site within three weeks. Resham Singh, who was from Pahuwind in Tarn Taran district, took the extreme step at the Shambhu border point between Punjab and Haryana where farmers have been protesting …

Farmer attempts suicide at Shambhu border, dies at Patiala hospital
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer attempts suicide at Shambhu border, dies at Patiala hospital

Deccan Chronicle  

Patiala: A 55-year-old farmer protesting at the Shambhu border allegedly committed suicide on Thursday, farmer leaders said, the second such incident at the agitation site within three weeks. Resham Singh, who was from Pahuwind in Tarn Taran district, took the extreme step at the Shambhu border point between Punjab and Haryana where farmers have been protesting for almost a year …

Farmer dies by suicide at Shambhu border; leaders demand compensation for family
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer dies by suicide at Shambhu border; leaders demand compensation for family

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: A 50-year-old farmer from Tarn Taran died by suicide consuming a poisonous substance at the Shambhu border. Sources said that Resham Singh, the deceased, from Pahuwind village in Tarn Taran district of Punjab allegedly consumed an insecticide at the Shambhu border after which he was rushed to Government Hospital in Rajpura. While farmer leader and coordinator of forums Kisan …

Crop loss claims two more farmers’ lives in Odisha, toll rises to five in three days
3 months ago

Crop loss claims two more farmers’ lives in Odisha, toll rises to five in three days

New Indian Express  

KENDRAPARA/JAJPUR: With the spectre of financial distress looming large after rains destroyed harvest-ready crops, two more farmers died in the state on Saturday. One allegedly committed suicide while the other suffered cardiac arrest, taking the toll to five in the last three days. In Kendrapara’s Derabishi block, 64-year-old Daitari Jena reportedly consumed pesticide in Kosida village. The victim’s son Raghunath …

Farmer who attempted suicide at Shambhu border dies at Patiala hospital: Report
3 months, 1 week ago

Farmer who attempted suicide at Shambhu border dies at Patiala hospital: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 57-year-old farmer, who allegedly attempted suicide at the Shambhu border during the farmers' protest on December 14, died at the Government Rajindra Hospital on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI. Ranjodh Singh reportedly took his own life as he was troubled by the deteriorating health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal. Ranjodh Singh, who hails from Ratanheri village in Ludhiana …

Lives of farmers committing suicide more valuable than mine: Farmer leader Jagjit Dallewal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lives of farmers committing suicide more valuable than mine: Farmer leader Jagjit Dallewal

Hindustan Times  

Veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered the 19th day on Saturday, said the lives of those farmers, who are committing suicide because of the “wrong policies of governments”, is more valuable than his. Veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal being helped to the media interaction on Saturday. I appeal to the Supreme Court to pressure the government …

Punjab farmer, distressed over large debt and unsold paddy, dies by suicide
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab farmer, distressed over large debt and unsold paddy, dies by suicide

India Today  

A Punjab farmer, Jaswinder Singh, died by suicide after financial distress from unsold paddy and a debt of approximately Rs 5 lakh. Punjab Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak claimed in a press conference on Wednesday that the procurement process is smooth, with 105 lakh MT of paddy procured and more than 22,000 crore rupees credited to farmers. Jakhar stated, "The news …

557 farmers ended lives in six months this year in Maharashtra's Amravati: Govt report
8 months, 2 weeks ago

557 farmers ended lives in six months this year in Maharashtra's Amravati: Govt report

The Hindu  

As many as 557 farmers have died by suicide in five districts under the Amravati administrative division of Maharashtra between January and June this year, an official report said. A report prepared by the Amravati divisional commissionerate said 557 farmers ended their lives in the division from January to June this year. ‘Serious issue’ Reacting to the figures mentioned in …

557 farmers died by suicide in first half of 2024 in Maharashtra's Amravati division: Govt report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

557 farmers died by suicide in first half of 2024 in Maharashtra's Amravati division: Govt report

New Indian Express  

AMRAVATI: As many as 557 farmers have died by suicide in five districts under the Amravati administrative division of Maharashtra between January and June this year, an official report said. A report prepared by the Amravati divisional commissionerate said a total of 557 farmers died by suicide in the division from January to June in 2024. Reacting to the figures …

KTR attributes “farmer first” policies of BRS for drop in ryots’ suicides in TG
9 months ago

KTR attributes “farmer first” policies of BRS for drop in ryots’ suicides in TG

The Hindu  

The biggest achievement of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi government led by K. Chandrasekhar Rao till recently was its “farmer first” policy through which the government had several initiatives for the welfare of farmers and development of the agriculture sector, working president of the BRS K.T. All such initiatives have resulted in bringing down the distress deaths and suicides of farmers …

Suicides by Farmers: Telangana HC Awaits Response from State
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Suicides by Farmers: Telangana HC Awaits Response from State

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Advocate-general A. Sudarshan Reddy on Monday sought time to get instructions from the state government on the rising incidences of suicides by farmers. Take recourse to Customs Act, HC tells petitioner and officials A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court directed the parties to seek recourse to the Customs Act for release of 932 grams of seized gold. …

Farmer suicides in Maharashtra | Ploughing through the pain
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmer suicides in Maharashtra | Ploughing through the pain

The Hindu  

Trigger warning: the following article has references to suicide. Data, debt, death Veteran journalist and author P. Sainath, who runs the media website, People’s Archive of Rural India, says the number of farmer suicides could be significantly understated. Last year, a ‘classified’ report compiled by Sunil Kendrekar, the then Divisional Commissioner of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, found that about one lakh farmers …

Karnataka: 1,219 farmers dies by suicide in 18 months due to crop loss caused by drought
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka: 1,219 farmers dies by suicide in 18 months due to crop loss caused by drought

India TV News  

In yet another tragic incident, a farmer in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district took his own life on Monday. Farmer had a loan of Rs 3 lakh According to the police, Naik, was residing in Lingadahalli, Kadur taluk. 1,219 farmers have committed suicide According to officials, in Karnataka, a total of 1,219 farmers have lost their lives in the past 18 months …

Maha's Marathwada Sees 483 Farmer Suicides Between Jan 1 and June 30 This Year; Beed Tops List
1 year, 8 months ago

Maha's Marathwada Sees 483 Farmer Suicides Between Jan 1 and June 30 This Year; Beed Tops List

News 18  

A total of 483 farmers have committed suicide in the first six months of this year in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, including a high of 92 deaths in June, a state revenue department official said on Monday. Beed district accounted for 128 of the 483 deaths, followed by 90 in Osmanabad and 89 in Nanded, as per a report from the …

Climate change is causing increase in farmer suicides in India
1 year, 10 months ago

Climate change is causing increase in farmer suicides in India

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Climate change is making agriculture an extremely risky, potentially dangerous and loss-making endeavour for farmers, and it’s increasing their …

Watch | Why are farmers in Maharashtra taking their own lives?
2 years ago

Watch | Why are farmers in Maharashtra taking their own lives?

The Hindu  

Watch | Why are farmers in Maharashtra taking their own lives? On an average, eight farmers end their lives every day in the State as they are unable to repay the loans taken from private money lenders and banks due to crop loss and falling crop prices. According to the data provided by the Maharashtra government, 1,023 farmers have ended …

Farm suicides have come down, says Shobha Karandlaje
2 years ago

Farm suicides have come down, says Shobha Karandlaje

The Hindu  

The number of farmers suicides has come down after the BJP came to power at the Centre and in the State, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje said on Sunday. Addressing a rally of farmers and women in Raibag in Belagavi district, she said that farmers suicides reached a peak during the Congress regime. “The …

Take more steps to prevent farmer suicides, Revanth to KCR
2 years, 2 months ago

Take more steps to prevent farmer suicides, Revanth to KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Alleging that 7,069 farmers had committed suicide in the state since 2014, TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday demanded that tenant farmers be given due recognition in all government schemes as almost 80 percent of those who ended their lives were from this category. In an open letter addressed to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, the Congress leader …

Farmer suicides in Telangana drop drastically
2 years, 3 months ago

Farmer suicides in Telangana drop drastically

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The number of farmers and cultivators committing suicide in Telangana fell by about 59 per cent from 2017 till 2021, but the state still accounted for over 10 per cent of such incidents nationwide during that period, the Centre said on Friday. Presenting the data to Parliament, the Union agriculture and farmers welfare ministry said that from 2017 till …

122 Farmers' Suicides in West Bengal District, RTI Query Reveals; Mismatch in State Data Given to NCRB
2 years, 6 months ago

122 Farmers' Suicides in West Bengal District, RTI Query Reveals; Mismatch in State Data Given to NCRB

News 18  

A West Bengal district, Paschim Midnapore, alone reported 122 farm-related suicides officially last year, according to data revealed by the state government in response to an RTI query. However, the same year, the National Crime Records Bureau data stated that West Bengal reported “zero suicides of farmers/cultivators as well as agricultural labourers”. Information provided by the Bengal government to the …

Feeding the world vs farmer suicides: The dichotomy of India's farming sector
2 years, 11 months ago

Feeding the world vs farmer suicides: The dichotomy of India's farming sector

India Today  

When the world’s two food baskets, Russia and Ukraine, are at war, India has pitched in to feed the planet. “I had a discussion with the US President and I suggested that if the WTO gives permission, India can supply food grains to the world as soon as tomorrow,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Joe Biden in a virtual meeting …

Depressed Over Low Wheat Yield, Punjab Farmer Dies by Suicide
2 years, 11 months ago

Depressed Over Low Wheat Yield, Punjab Farmer Dies by Suicide

News 18  

Depressed over low yield of wheat this season, a 40-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide after consuming a poisonous substance in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, police said on Saturday. Deputy Superintendent of Police Narinder Singh said a suicide note was recovered from Manjit Singh in which he stated that he was taking the extreme step due to low yield of wheat …

Steep decline in farmers’ suicide in Telangana: Tomar
2 years, 11 months ago

Steep decline in farmers’ suicide in Telangana: Tomar

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Centre on Tuesday informed Parliament that farmers' suicides in Telangana witnessed a steep decline since 2015. Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar gave a written reply in Lok Sabha to this effect to the question raised by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and MP A. Revanth Reddy. Revanth Reddy sought to know the details of the number of …

Punjab govt paid pest-affected farmers less than those whose crops were razed for CM swearing-in: Oppn
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab govt paid pest-affected farmers less than those whose crops were razed for CM swearing-in: Oppn

India Today  

The newly sworn in Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab has become the target of ire after farmers whose crops were razed for the chief minister’s swearing-in ceremony were reportedly paid higher compensation than cotton farmers whose produce was damaged by pests. While the government paid Rs 45,000 per acre to the twenty wheat farmers whose fields were cleared for Bhagwant …

Vidarbha continues to record higher farmer suicides
3 years, 2 months ago

Vidarbha continues to record higher farmer suicides

The Hindu  

January 22, 2022 09:21 pm | Updated 09:21 pm IST - Mumbai Maharashtra recorded 2,489 farmer suicides from January 1 to November 30, 2021, and 2,547 farmer suicides in 2020, with over 50% deaths coming from the State’s Vidarbha region during both years. According to the information obtained by activist Jitendra Ghadge, after an application filed under the Right to …

Farmers still face higher rates of suicide with one death every 10 days in Australia
3 years, 3 months ago

Farmers still face higher rates of suicide with one death every 10 days in Australia

ABC  

A farmer dies by suicide every 10 days according to an Australian-first study of farmer suicide rates based on 10 years of national coronial data. Key points: Ten years of data in an Australian-first study reveals a suicide rate 60 per cent higher than rates among non-farmers Key risk factors are drought, relationship breakdown, underlying depression, easy access to guns …

The human cost of India’s yearlong farmers’ protest
3 years, 4 months ago

The human cost of India’s yearlong farmers’ protest

Al Jazeera  

Farmers’ unions say at least nine farmers died by suicide among a total of nearly 700 deaths, leaving families distraught and in debt. Fatehgarh Sahib, India – On the morning of November 10, the tall body of Gurpreet Singh was found hanging from a tree at Singhu outside Indian capital New Delhi, where thousands of farmers have been camping for …

Suicides among farm workers rose 18% in 2020
3 years, 5 months ago

Suicides among farm workers rose 18% in 2020

The Hindu  

The number of agricultural labourers who died by suicide in 2020 was 18% higher than the previous year, according to the National Crime Records Bureau report released on Thursday. Overall, 10,677 people engaged in the farm sector died by suicide in 2020, slightly higher than the 10,281 who died in 2019. In Maharashtra The worst among States continues to be …

Farmers' Protest | One farmer suicide at Delhi’s border, says Home Ministry
4 years, 1 month ago

Farmers' Protest | One farmer suicide at Delhi’s border, says Home Ministry

The Hindu  

The Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that 39 cases were registered against farmers protesting against the three agriculture laws at Delhi’s borders between September and December of 2020. In a written reply, Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy said that the farmers were tear-gassed and lathi-charged as “large convoys of protesting farmers in tractor trolleys …

40-year-old Punjab farmer ends life at Singhu border, says Haryana Police
4 years, 2 months ago

40-year-old Punjab farmer ends life at Singhu border, says Haryana Police

India TV News  

A 40-year-old Punjab farmer, who was taking part in the protest at the Singhu border against the Central farm laws, allegedly took his own life by consuming some poisonous substance on Saturday evening, police said. Farmers from various parts of the country, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been camping at different border points of Delhi for over a month …

UP Farmer Dies by Suicide Near Protest Site at Delhi-Ghazipur Border
4 years, 2 months ago

UP Farmer Dies by Suicide Near Protest Site at Delhi-Ghazipur Border

News 18  

While farmers continued their agitation against the Centre’s farm reform bills amid freezing temperatures in Delhi and adjoining areas, a middle-aged farmer allegedly died by suicide after he hanged himself in a toilet near the protest site at Ghazipur border. Expressing grief over the incident, Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said such incidents are taking place because the government …

Punjab Lawyer Ends Life In Support Of Farmers Protests
4 years, 3 months ago

Punjab Lawyer Ends Life In Support Of Farmers Protests

Live Law  

A lawyer from Punjab ended his life on Sunday a few kilometres from the site of a farmers' protest at Tikri border. Advocate Amarjit Singh of Jalalabad Bar Association of Punjab was taken to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak where doctors declared him dead on arrival, reported the PTI.In a suicide note purportedly left by Singh, …

Punjab farmer, 65, attempts suicide at Delhi's Singhu border; condition stable
4 years, 3 months ago

Punjab farmer, 65, attempts suicide at Delhi's Singhu border; condition stable

India Today  

A 65-year-old farmer from Punjab protesting against the Centre's farm laws attempted suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at Singhu border, which connects Delhi and Haryana, on Monday. Niranjan Singh, who hails from Punjab’s Tarn Taran, attempted suicide at Singhu border at around 12:45 pm. The incident comes close on the heels of a Sikh preacher, Sant Ram Singh, allegedly …

Many States, UTs Not Providing Details of Farmer Suicides: MHA Tells Rajya Sabha
4 years, 6 months ago

Many States, UTs Not Providing Details of Farmer Suicides: MHA Tells Rajya Sabha

News 18  

The government on Monday said many states and Union Territories have not provided details of farmer suicides and hence, the national data on the causes of suicide in the farming sector is "untenable" and cannot be published. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said as informed by the National Crime Records Bureau, many states and UTs have …

Farmer suicides lowest in India since the year 1995, says NCRB data
4 years, 6 months ago

Farmer suicides lowest in India since the year 1995, says NCRB data

Op India  

On September 1, the National Crime Records Bureau published the data on accidental deaths and suicides in India for the year 2019. As per the latest data, the farmer suicides in the country has been the lowest since 1995. The NCRB report stated, “A total of 10,281 persons involved in farming sector have committed suicides during 2019…” In the same …

The geography of farmer suicides
5 years, 2 months ago

The geography of farmer suicides

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The ultimate sign of distress is suicide. However, new data and research suggest that farmer suicides may not have increased in recent years and may have more complex causes than falling incomes or rising indebtedness. According to the 2018 National Crime Records Bureau data, the rate of farmer suicides in India has decreased over the last few years. …

10,349 farmers committed suicide in 2018: NCRB
5 years, 2 months ago

10,349 farmers committed suicide in 2018: NCRB

India TV News  

At least 10,349 people working in the farm sector ended their lives in 2018, accounting for 7.7 per cent of the total number of suicides in the country which was 1,34,516, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. "West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Goa, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Puducherry reported zero suicides of farmers/cultivators as well …

10,349 suicides in farming sector in 2018, reveals NCRB report
5 years, 2 months ago

10,349 suicides in farming sector in 2018, reveals NCRB report

India TV News  

A total of 10,349 people involved in the farming sector, including 5,763 farmers or cultivators, committed suicide in 2018, the National Crime Records Bureau 's report on 'Crime in India-2018' reveals. As per the latest data, of the 10,349 persons, who committed suicide in 2018, 4,586 were agricultural labourers. The number of suicides in the farming sector in 2018 accounted …

Farmer suicide rate sees marginal decline in 2018, concerns remain
5 years, 2 months ago

Farmer suicide rate sees marginal decline in 2018, concerns remain

Live Mint  

A total of 10,349 farmers and agricultural labourers committed suicide in 2018, a marginal dip from the 10,655 cases in the year before, home ministry data showed. According to National Crime Records Bureau data on accidental deaths and suicides, 5,763 farmers/cultivators and 4,586 agricultural labourers committed suicide in 2018. The suicide rate in the deeply stressed agrarian sector accounted for …

Modi Govt Finally Releases Data on Farmer Suicides: 11,379 in 2016
5 years, 4 months ago

Modi Govt Finally Releases Data on Farmer Suicides: 11,379 in 2016

The Quint  

In past reports, NCRB would list reasons behind the farmers’ suicides under categories such as crop failure, loans, farm distress, family problems, illnesses, etc. A former NCRB official told The Indian Express, “Not only were the old categories retained but more sub-categorisation had been done to further diversify the data this time. The former official also said the suicide data …

Priyanka Gandhi slams Uttar Pradesh government over farm suicides
5 years, 8 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi slams Uttar Pradesh government over farm suicides

India TV News  

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over issues being faced by farmers and questioned the efficacy of farm and loan waiver schemes. Priyanka Gandhi cited a media report which said that five farmers have committed suicide in as many days in Bundelkhand's Banda. What kind of farm policy and …

Income of farmers has risen by 20-25 per cent under Modi government: Rajnath Singh
5 years, 8 months ago

Income of farmers has risen by 20-25 per cent under Modi government: Rajnath Singh

India TV News  

The number of farmer suicides has declined in the last five years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, blaming successive Congress governments for the present plight of farmers in the country. Singh said this in the Lok Sabha while responding to allegations of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who blamed the Centre for the "terrible plight" of farmers. Speaking during …

Farmer commits suicide in Rahul Gandhi’s new constituency, fifth such suicide in 6 months in Wayanad
5 years, 8 months ago

Farmer commits suicide in Rahul Gandhi’s new constituency, fifth such suicide in 6 months in Wayanad

Op India  

A debt-ridden farmer has committed suicide in Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha Constituency in Kerala. #Breaking | A farmer has committed suicide in @RahulGandhi’s newly adopted constituency of Wayanad. During the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Rahul Gandhi had accused the BJP of ignoring farmer’s distress. Despite Rahul Gandhi’s claims of a farm loan waiver, it benefited the farmers …

Rajasthan Farmer Commits Suicide; Blames CM Gehlot, Pilot Of Not Fulfilling Loan Waiver Promise
5 years, 9 months ago

Rajasthan Farmer Commits Suicide; Blames CM Gehlot, Pilot Of Not Fulfilling Loan Waiver Promise

ABP News  

NEW DELHI: A farmer allegedly committed suicide in Thakri village in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district on Sunday. The 45-year-old farmer left behind a note apparently written by him in which he accused newly elected Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot of not fulfilling its pre-poll promise of waiving bank loans. Sharing details regarding the incident, Sub Divisional Magistrate Sandeep Kakkar …

Over 12,000 Maharashtra farmers committed suicide in 3 years: Government
5 years, 9 months ago

Over 12,000 Maharashtra farmers committed suicide in 3 years: Government

India Today  

More than 12,000 farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra between 2015 and 2018, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Friday. Out of the total 12,021 farmer suicides during the three-year period, 6,888 cases were found to be eligible for government aid after scrutiny by district-level committees, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Subhash Deshmukh told the House in a written reply. Between …

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