Farmer Suicides
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Farmers who die by suicide are cowards, claims Karnataka agriculture minister
Opposition leaders have demanded an apology from BC Patil for his ‘irresponsible statement’.
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Wayanad farmer suicide: Pinarayi Vijayan asks for report after Rahul Gandhi’s call for investigation
Gandhi, who represents Wayanad in Parliament, wrote to the Kerala chief minister on May 28 about a farmer who committed suicide after failing to repay loans.
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India has not published data on farmer suicides for the last two years
National Crime Records Bureau director Ish Kumar said that the data is under scrutiny and the report for 2016 is likely to be published later in June.
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Maharashtra land acquisition: Farmer’s family refuses to accept his body until state meets demands
The family have also demanded a ‘martyred status’ for the farmer.
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Maharashtra: Farmer who attempted suicide at Mantralaya last week dies
Dharma Patil’s postmortem was conducted at Mumbai’s JJ Hospital.
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Madhya Pradesh: Two farmers have committed suicide in the past 24 hours
The home minister said the men may have committed suicide because of personal reasons, not rising debts.
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Cremate me only after Maharashtra CM visits this village, says farmer in suicide note
After the incident, farmers’ organisations resorted to a road blockade and called for a bandh in Karmala tehsil.
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AAP extends support to drought-hit farmers, plans to hold nationwide protest on June 10
The National Executive, the second-highest decision-making body of the party, will also demand a loan waiver for the farmers.
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Farmer suicides are caused by lack of ‘spirituality’: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
The Art of Living founder said yoga and pranayam would help farmers ease their ‘suicidal tendencies’.
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No Tamil Nadu farmer committed suicide because of drought, state tells Supreme Court
The Edappadi Palaniswami administration claimed the deaths were a result of ‘personal reasons’, age, illnesses and other reasons.
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Tamil Nadu farmers protest in the nude outside Prime Minister's Office, demand drought relief fund
The BJP said the Tamil Nadu state government was instigating the protestors.
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National policy needed to compensate farmers for crop failure and debt, says Supreme Court
Observing that farmer suicides held ‘larger public interest’, the bench sought data on schemes implemented by the central and state governments so far.
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