Punjab’s sorrow
8 years, 7 months ago

Punjab’s sorrow

The Hindu  

There have been many studies on agrarian distress and farmer suicides in different parts of India in the last decade, including in Punjab. The objectives are to ascertain the causes of agrarian distress, examine the purpose, sources and uses of farm credit, identify factors in indebtedness and suicide, and compare suicide cases with those from the control group, besides suggesting policy measures for tackling the crisis. The authors could have added value to the analysis by examining the cropping patterns of farmers who committed suicide and those in the control group. Also, across districts the share of commission agents was much higher in the outstanding loans of victims compared with that of the control group farmers. The authors give the cropping pattern of the village but not of the farmers who committed suicide, which could have thrown light on the role of the cropping pattern in agrarian distress.

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Award-winning farmer from Vidarbha dies by suicide
1 week, 6 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
2 weeks, 4 days 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 …

Check farmers’ suicide: BRS
2 months ago

Check farmers’ suicide: BRS

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD Former minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader T. Harish Rao has expressed concern over the increasing tendency of farmer suicides across the State, particularly in the combined Adilabad district, where four farmers had taken to the extreme step during the last one week itself. In a statement, Mr. Rao said here on Saturday that both the district administration and …

Drought, debt, and death in Maharashtra
2 months 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 …

Crop loss claims two more farmers’ lives in Odisha, toll rises to five in three days
2 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Punjab farmer, distressed over large debt and unsold paddy, dies by suicide
4 months, 2 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, 2 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Welfare schemes should cover tenant farmers: Uttam
2 years, 8 months ago

Welfare schemes should cover tenant farmers: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Demanding that the welfare schemes should cover tenant farmers, Congress MP and former PCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy accused both the Telangana government and the BJP-led Union government of neglecting tenant farmers. The state Congress leader claimed that Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar responded to a question he asked in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with a …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Kin of 11 Farmers Who Died During Protests Given Jobs by Punjab Govt
3 years, 3 months ago

Kin of 11 Farmers Who Died During Protests Given Jobs by Punjab Govt

News 18  

The kin of 11 farmers who lost their lives during the stir against the Centre’s farm laws were given appointment letters for government jobs in Punjab on Saturday. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Randeep Singh Nabha handed over the letters of appointment as clerk to the next of kin of the deceased farmers, according …

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, 3 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, 4 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 …

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 …

Farmers refuse to yield in the face of governmental ridicule and harassment
4 years, 2 months ago

Farmers refuse to yield in the face of governmental ridicule and harassment

The Hindu  

They have been branded leftists and separatists and called all sorts of names. “We are not going anywhere,” says a farmer at the Singhu border, one of the main protest sites on National Highway One which links Delhi and Punjab, determined to stay put. We are aware that for the fight to win, farmers’ issues will have to take precedence.” …

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 lawyer kills self at Delhi protest site, claims PM Modi 'feeding' capitalists in note
4 years, 3 months ago

Punjab lawyer kills self at Delhi protest site, claims PM Modi 'feeding' capitalists in note

India Today  

A lawyer from Punjab allegedly died by suicide by consuming poison on Sunday a few kilometres from the farmers' protest site at Tikri border. The deceased lawyer, identified as Amarjit Singh from Jalalabad in Punjab's Fazilka district, was taken to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak where doctors declared him dead on arrival, news agency PTI reported …

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 …

Widows, Sisters & Mothers of Farmers, Who Died by Suicide Due to Debt Issues, Join Protest at Tikri Border
4 years, 3 months ago

Widows, Sisters & Mothers of Farmers, Who Died by Suicide Due to Debt Issues, Join Protest at Tikri Border

News 18  

Several family members, including widows, mothers and sisters, of Punjab farmers who committed suicide due to rising debt, joined the protesters at Tikri border on Wednesday. Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and elsewhere have been protesting near various border points of Delhi, including Singhu and Tikri, for over a fortnight demanding that the Centre repeal three new farm laws. …

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 …

Suicide In India: 381 Suicides Reported Daily in 2019 on Average
4 years, 6 months ago

Suicide In India: 381 Suicides Reported Daily in 2019 on Average

The Quint  

A majority of the suicides were reported in Maharashtra, followed by Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka accounting for 13.6 percent, 9.7 percent, 9.1 percent, 9.0 per cent and 8.1 percent of total suicides, respectively. These five states together accounted for 49.5 percent of the total suicides reported in the country. Drug abuse, marriage related issues, love affairs, …

Women are the single largest exclusion in India's farmer suicides data: P Sainath
5 years, 1 month ago

Women are the single largest exclusion in India's farmer suicides data: P Sainath

India Today  

Tens of thousands of women get excluded from the farmer suicides data in the country just because they are never considered as farmers, senior journalist-cum-agriculture expert P Sainath said on Friday. Statistics for female farmer suicides are "complete rubbish" as the discussion on women victims of agrarian crisis often becomes a discussion of their role as widows of male farmers, …

NCRB data shows more self-employed and unemployed people took their own lives than farmers in 2018
5 years, 2 months ago

NCRB data shows more self-employed and unemployed people took their own lives than farmers in 2018

Firstpost  

‘Self-employed category accounted for 9.8 percent of total suicide victims,’ said the latest report by the NCRB New Delhi: An average 35 unemployed and 36 self-employed people ended their lives every day in 2018, with the two categories together accounting for 26,085 suicide deaths during the year, according to an official data. “Housewives accounted for 54.1 percent of the total …

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. …

Daily wage earners, housewives comprised 40% of suicide victims in 2018, shows NCRB data; fewer farmers ended lives as compared to 2016
5 years, 2 months ago

Daily wage earners, housewives comprised 40% of suicide victims in 2018, shows NCRB data; fewer farmers ended lives as compared to 2016

Firstpost  

Of the 1,34,516 suicide victims in 2018, 26,589 were daily wagers and 22,937 were housewives, data from the NCRB, the agency responsible for collecting and analysing crime data, revealed. Daily wage earners and housewives comprised nearly 40 percent of suicide victims in 2018, data released by the National Crime Records Bureau on Wednesday showed. Fewer farmer suicides In the farm …

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 …

Agri families borrow more, eat less to cope with kin’s suicide: study
5 years, 7 months ago

Agri families borrow more, eat less to cope with kin’s suicide: study

Live Mint  

Agricultural households are trying to cope with the suicide of an earning member of the family by borrowing more, skimping on food and even taking recourse to bonded labour, a new study has found. Commissioned by the National Human Rights Commission, the report Agrarian Crisis and Farmers’ Suicides: An Empirical Study of Endemic State is based on a 2017-18 primary …

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 …

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 …

Farm distress: Not just debt, small landholding and poor access to market are also killing farmers: Report
5 years, 9 months ago

Farm distress: Not just debt, small landholding and poor access to market are also killing farmers: Report

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Sohan Lal Kadela, a debt-laden farmer from Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan committed suicide on Sunday. For the first time, an in-depth study on the agrarian crisis and farmers’ suicide conducted by the National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj —an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Rural Development—has suggested that multiple factors including debt, higher tenancy …

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 …

LS polls: PM Modi's acche din claims are great but what about data on jobs, farmers' suicide & crime?
5 years, 10 months ago

LS polls: PM Modi's acche din claims are great but what about data on jobs, farmers' suicide & crime?

India Today  

India is in the middle of an election season and like any other election, numbers are flying thick and fast in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls too. The BJP's manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha election claims India is close to achieving 99 per cent sanitation in comparison to 38 per in 2014; all villages in India have been electrified and …

Farmer suicides in Marathwada: Chronic drought, patchy implementation of govt schemes still plague cultivators
5 years, 10 months ago

Farmer suicides in Marathwada: Chronic drought, patchy implementation of govt schemes still plague cultivators

Firstpost  

The first three months of 2019 have seen 29 farmers committing suicide, or one farmer killing himself every two days, in Beed district of Marathwada. Their findings — straight and raw from the ground — will be combined in this series, Elections on the Go_, over a course of 100 days._ *** Beed: The first three months of 2019 have …

Punjab: Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide as his loan does not meet Congress government’s loan waiver criteria
6 years, 2 months ago

Punjab: Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide as his loan does not meet Congress government’s loan waiver criteria

Op India  

There seems to be no end to the unfortunate farmer suicides in the Congress-ruled states, as another debt-ridden farmer of Patiala, Punjab was found hanging himself from a ceiling fan on Sunday evening, as per reports. According to reports, a 40-year-old debt-ridden farmer Gurmel Singh allegedly committed suicide after he was unable to repay the farm loans. “I am committing …

‘Farmers are considered as a mere vote bank by Congress’: PM Modi in Jharkhand
6 years, 2 months ago

‘Farmers are considered as a mere vote bank by Congress’: PM Modi in Jharkhand

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Jharkhand for laying the foundation stone for various development projects. While addressing a public meeting in Palamu, PM Modi censured Congress’ opportunist policy of offering loan waivers as a dishonest means to gain electoral benefits. कांग्रेस के लिए किसान सिर्फ और सिर्फ वोट बैंक है लेकिन हमारे लिए किसान हमारा अन्नदाता है, कांग्रेस और …

Caught in the cycle of debt and death, India's farmers drove home the severity of the agrarian crisis in 2018
6 years, 2 months ago

Caught in the cycle of debt and death, India's farmers drove home the severity of the agrarian crisis in 2018

Firstpost  

In Karsod, a village about 100 km from Mumbai, a middle-man buys cluster beans which are in season for Rs 10 a kg from adivasi farmers. Pushed to the brink, from the start of this year, and all through 2018, thousands of farmers have made their voices heard by marching on the street to big cities like Mumbai or Delhi, …

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